Configuring the SNMP Agent

Applies to version(s): v2.8.

Once you have successfully activated the tbSnmpAgent application, follow these steps to configure the SNMP system parameters:

1) Click Applications in the navigation panel.

2) In the Application Configuration List, select tbsnmpagent.

3) Click Application Params

4) Enter values for the following parameters:

• SNMP IP Port: The IP port to use for making SNMP requests (standard default value is 161).
• SNMP System Description: The textual description that will appear when polling the sysDescr variable of the SNMPv2-MIB.
• SNMP System Object ID: The value appended to TelcoBridges' value (.1.3.6.1.4.1.21776.3) for the SNMPv2-MIB variable sysObjectId**SNMP System Name: the textual description that will appear when polling the sysName variable of the SNMPv2-MIB.
• SNMP System Location: The textual description that will appear when polling the sysLocation variable of the SNMPv2-MIB.
• SNMP System Contact: The textual description that will appear when polling the sysContact variable of the SNMPv2-MIB.
  
  

5) Click Advanced Params to view or change advanced settings for the following parameter(s):

• Polling delay to generate traps: Sets the length (in seconds) for the time intervals at which the SNMP agent polls for newly generated traps.
• Use system names: Indicates that SNMP uses the names interfaces of the system instead of the names interfaces generated by adapters.

• Click Save

6) Verify that the ApplicationCfg was sucessfully updated message is displayed.

List of Parameters

• Application Type
• Name
• Bin Path
• Location
• Working Path
• Command-line arguments

• SNMP IP port
• SNMP System Description
• SNMP System Object ID
• SNMP System Name
• SNMP System Location
• SNMP System Contact

• Advanced SNMP Parameters
  • Polling delay to generate Traps
  • Use system names

• Log Parameters
  • Default Trace Level
  • Log File Path
  • Max Log File Segment Size
  • Max Total Gzipped Log Files Size

• Network Lib Parameters
  • Network Polling Delay
  • Network Switchover Delay
  • Communication Down Delay