3.13.8. SNMP

On the SNMP tab, you can add, modify, and delete SNMP configurations. SNMP is only used to get/read information from printers. No set/write SNMP operations are performed.

To get here:

1. Select Menu , Settings .
2. Select the SNMP tab.

See also:

• How to add a SNMPv1 configuration
• How to add a SNMPv3 configuration
• How to add printers
• How to discover printers

The list of SNMP configurations has the following columns:

• Name: The configuration name.
• Networks: Displays Global if the configuration is assigned to all networks. Otherwise, displays the number of assigned networks.
• Version: Displays V1 or V3 depending on the configuration version.
• Default: The default configuration displays a check mark. Other configurations are blank.
• Get Community Name: The community name of the printer.
  

The following functions are available:

• Select to start adding a new SNMP configuration.
  The Add SNMP configuration dialog box appears.
• Select to reload the list of SNMP configurations.
  The list is automatically refreshed after creating, updating, or deleting an SNMP configuration.
  

• Select an SNMP configuration’s Name or select More and SNMP configuration to open the SNMP configuration page.
• Select More and Delete to delete an SNMP configuration.
  You can also delete a configuration after selecting More and SNMP configuration. See SNMP configuration.

Site managers can add, modify, and delete SNMP configurations. However, it is limited what site managers can do.

• Site managers can see the following SNMP configurations, which they can assign to printers:
  • SNMP configurations with Global networks assigned
  • SNMP configurations with at least one managed network assigned
• Site managers can add, modify, and delete the following SNMP configurations:
  • SNMP configurations with only managed networks assigned

Add SNMP configuration

When the Add SNMP configuration dialog box appears, select the version of the SNMP configuration to add:

• Version 1
• Version 3
  

Version 1

• Configuration name
  The name of the SNMP configuration.

• Get Community Name
  The default is “public”. On some printers, this may also be known as Community Name Read Only.

• Set Community Name
  On some printers, this may also be known as Community Name Read/Write.

• Networks
  • If the configuration should be assigned to all networks, set it to Global.
  • If the configuration should be assigned to specific networks only, select Select, then select the appropriate networks.

Version 3

• Configuration name
  The name of the SNMP configuration.

• Username
  The SNMP username can contain up to 31 characters in length and include any combination of alphanumeric characters (uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and digits). Space is not allowed.

• Security level
  Select one of the following security levels for communication:
  • No authentication and no privacy
  • Authentication and no privacy
  • Authentication and privacy

Depending on the selected Security level, it is required to also configure Authentication and Privacy protocol.

• Networks
  • If the configuration should be assigned to all networks, set it to Global.
  • If the configuration should be assigned to specific networks only, select Select, then select the appropriate networks.

Authentication

• Authentication protocol
  Select one of the hashing algorithms:
  • SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm)
  • MD5 (Message-Digest algorithm 5)

• Authentication key
  The key used with the selected Authentication protocol.

Privacy protocol

• Privacy protocol
  Select one of the encryption algorithms:
  • DES (Data Encryption Standard)
  • AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)

• Privacy key
  The key used with the selected Privacy protocol.

Context name

The context name depends on the printer vendor.

See also:

• Printer vendor’s SNMPv3 context names