SonicOS 8 TZ Series Getting Started Guide

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SNMP

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a network protocol used over User Datagram Protocol (UDP) that allows network administrators to monitor the status of the SonicWall Security Appliance and receive notification of critical events as they occur on the network. The SonicWall Security Appliance supports SNMP v1/v2c/v3 and all relevant Management Information Base II (MIB-II) groups except egp and at.

SNMPv3 expands on earlier versions of SNMP and provides secure access to network devices by means of a combination of authenticating and encrypting packets.

To enable the SNMP engine

  1. Navigate to Device | Settings | SNMP
  2. In the SNMP tab, click Configure.
  3. On the General tab configure the SNMP View.

SNMP must be enabled on the interface you wish to monitor. For more information about configuring SNMP, refer to SonicOS 8 Device Settings Administration Guide.