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SNMP

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows you to monitor and manage network devices connected to Sophos Switch.

Sophos Switch supports SNMP versions v1, v2c, and v3. The default is v3, the most secure version. However, v1 and v2c may be required to support older hardware.

  • Global settings

    Configure SNMP global settings.

    Global Settings

  • User list

    Create SNMP users for authentication.

    User list

  • Community list

    Create SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c community strings.

    Community list

  • Group list

    Configure SNMP groups to control network access on Sophos Switch.

    Group list

  • Access list

    Configure an SNMP access list to allow SNMP access to Sophos Switch.

    Access list

  • View list

    Create view lists to manage MIB objects.

    View list

  • Target parameters

    Create target parameters to be used with target addresses.

    Target parameters

  • Target address

    Create target addresses to be used with taret parameters.

    You must have at least one target parameter configured before you can configure a target address.

    Target address

  • Notification settings

    Configure SNMP notifications.

    Notification settings