Assistance setting up SNMP

Intra-Agnostic

Intra-Agnostic

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Hi,

Im trying to set up SNMP on my Belkin 7633.

As i know nothing about this tool/protocol, and as far as i can tell Belkin dont actually tell you that the router supports SNMP. (The address to configure isnt even in the manual)

Can someone possibly tell me what the relevant options mean, which ones to choose, and also how to actually view the SNMP information once setup.

http://www.nickywitts.f2s.com/snmp.JPG
 
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I use SNMP for things like bandwidth monitoring on my router and switch. Essentially, all you need to do is enable it and know what the public community string is. Once there, you can then use any SNMP monitor (MRTG for example), point it at the correct ip on port 161 with the correct read community string ('public' in your case) and it should start to figure out what it can read from the router.
 
OMG that colour scheme is aweful!

Moving swiftly on...

Read community\set(write) community - These strings are used to authenticate your requests to the SNMP agent on the router, these values are the default ones. I'd recommend changing them to something more secure. Communities are case sensitive.

System Name - This is the value that will be returned on a request to sysName (.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5). Set it to whatever you like. E.g., "Gateway"

System Location - This is the value that will be returned on a request to sysLocation (.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.6). Set it to whatever you like. E.g., "Telehouse Rack 1, U1" ;)

System Contact - This is the value that will be returned on a request to sysContact (.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.4). Set it to whatever you like. E.g., "Mr Flibber +44 (0)54353534534"

Trap Manager IP - The management address of the NMS\trap receiver that you are going to monitory your router with. Presumably the LAN IP of your PC.

To receive traps, you need a trap listener, make sure port 162 is open on the host, to send requests you will need a MIB Browser, make sure port 161 is open on the host.

Skidd.
 
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