Axis T8504-E - SNMP Monitoring and Configuration; Enable SNMP; SNMP Mibs

AXIST8504–EOutdoorPoESwitch
SNMPmonitoringandconfiguration
SNMPmonitoringandconfiguration
Multipleunitscanbemonitoredandmanagedbyusingthird-partystandardnetworkmanagementtoolssuchasHPOpenview,
IBMTivoli,SNMPcetc.
EnableSNMP
ThenetworkmanagerinterfacesupportsSNMPv1,SNMPv2andSNMPv3.TheunitacceptsandrepliestoSNMPv1packets,butsince
SNMPv1isobsolete,SNMPtrapsandnoticationsaresentinSNMPv2,SNMPv3orboth.
Note
Duetosecurityreasons,theunitisshippedwithSNMPv2andSNMPv3disabled.PriortoenablingSNMP,itishighly
recommendedtomodifySNMPcommunitystringsbeforeenablingit.
ToenableSNMP:
•GotoSecurity>SNMMPcongurationandenableSNMPv2orSNMPv3.
•MakesurethatSNMPv2communitystringsmatchyourSNMPmanagerconguration.
•MakesureSNMPv3username,authenticationpassword,privacypasswordandencryptionmethodsmatchyourSNMP
managerconguration.
Toenabletraps:
•GotoRemoteIPv4/IPv6SNMPtrapmanagersandconguretheremotemanagerIPaddress.
•MakesureSNMPv3noticationusername,authenticationpassword,privacypasswordandencryptionmethodsmatchyour
SNMPtrapmanagerconguration.
•GotoPoEMIBandenablePoEnoticationstogetnoticationsaboutchangesinPoEportstatus,unitpowerconsumption
exceedsorfallsbelowacertainleveletc.
SNMPMIBs
SeveralMIBsaresupportedbytheSNMPmanager.
NetworkMIBs-VariousnetworkMIBs,suchasRFC1213MIB-II,canbeusedforprovidingnetworkstatistics.NotethattheseMIBs
arenotintendedtobeusedfornetworkcongurationoverSNMP.
RFC3621-PoweroverEthernet(PoE)MIBwhichprovidesvariousPoEcapabilities.SeeRFC3621PoEMIBonpage18.
PrivateMIB-EnhancesPoEfunctionalitybeyondRFC3621PoEMIB.SeePrivateMIBonpage19.
RFC3621PoEMIB
RFC3621PoEMIBislocatedunderthe1.3.6.1.2.1.105SNMPMIBtree.TheMIBisdividedintothreesections.
Portparameters-TherstsectionhandlesPoEportsandprovidesfunctionalitysuchasenableanddisableports,readportstatus,
class,etc.EachOiDisaccessedasatwo-dimensionalarraytable.
MainPSEparameters-ThesecondsectionhandlesthepowersourcethatprovidespowertoagroupofPoEports.Itenables
readingthetotalpowerconsumption,powersupplystatus,etc.
PoEtraps-ThethirdsectionenablesanddisablesPoEtrapstobesenttoremoteSNMPmanagers.
18