SNMP Agent

Table of Contents

  1. General
  2. Features Description
  3. Creating a SNMP configuration image



General

With the dialogue, you can configure a printers SNMP Agents traps.

!Warning! Note: This dialogue is only available for A-Series and M-Series printers. With introducing A+-Series and Mach4 we implemented a combined message system. !Warning!

!Warning! Note: To use this service a printer must have a firmware version 2.82 or higher installed. !Warning!

SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol which allows to browse and set statistical and control values about an object in the network like servers or like cab A-Series printers.

Beside browsing and setting parameters SNMP offers to set so-called traps. Traps are triggered events. The program, which handles all this is called an Agent - SNMP Agent. Traps cause an agent to send out a message to a handler (network manager) specified by the recipient IP address and a community to dispose to.

To start the tool go to the cab Network Manager menu and select Tools/SNMP Agent. The tool window will show up (see Picture 1 below).

SNMP Configuration ...

Picture 1: SNMP Agent Configuration Dialogue

Features Description

cab printers support setting up to two different trap sinks for more flexibility.

To setup SNMP Traps to be send by the printer you have to enter the network managers IP address. To address the trap message the community name must be entered. Setting traps is done by selecting at least one item out of the trap topics and pressing "Set". With selecting "Clear" sending traps will be disabled.

The SNMP traps for cab printers available are

Creating a SNMP configuration image

By just pressing the "Image" button or selecting the "Image" menu item a setup configuration will be created. For more detailed information about configurations and how to synchronise printer parameter refer to configuration synchronisation.