SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a communication protocol for management and monitoring of your network devices.

SNMP is used on Apinizer to send a specific message to network administrators.

This page explains how to configure SNMP connection settings.

The picture below shows the SNMP connection settings:


The fields used for SNMP configuration are shown in the table below.

Field

Description

Name

The name of the created connection.

Description

A description can be written to facilitate the management of the created configuration.
VersionShows the SNMP version of message. 
Connection StringConnection string info
Community NameSets the community octet string. This is a convenience method to set the security name for community based SNMP (v1 and v2c).
Security NameIf version V3 is selected, this field appears.
Retry CountRetry count of failed message.
TimeoutTimeout value of request.
Message TypeMessage type, can be TRAP or INFORM
OID for MessageOID value of request message
OID for TimeOID value of the information about the time of the message to be sent.
OID - Value ListIt is used to define the required fixed OID-Value pairs to be sent with the message.
Security LevelSpecifies the security level of the message. This field appears only if SNMP Version V3 is selected.
Privacy Protocol ListThis is the Privacy Protocol information that can be used.
Enable User AuthenticationIf user authorization is required, this field is activated.
Security NameSecurity name value to be used in the User Based Security Model (USM).
Usm User Authentication ProtocolAuthentication protocol to be used in the User Based Security Model (USM).
Authentication PassphraseAuthentication password to be used in the User Based Security Model (USM).
Usm User Privacy ProtocolPrivacy protocol to be used in the User Based Security Model (USM).
Privacy PassphrasePrivacy password to be used in the User Based Security Model (USM).