


Such devices can be routers, access servers, switches, bridges, hubs, computer hosts, printers, and even all kinds of IoT devices that "speak" SNMP.Īn SNMP-managed device has an SNMP agent installed on it. SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol and consists of three key components:Ī managed device resides on a managed network and is usually represented as one of the many nodes of the network.

But how does SNMP work? What are MIB files and OIDs? Read this condensed introduction and take the first step into the world of SNMP!Ĭlick to enlarge. Unified Monitoring programs-like PRTG Network Monitor-use it. SNMP is one of the most commonly used technologies when it comes to network monitoring. This article applies to PRTG Network Monitor 19 or later SNMP, MIB, and OIDs-an Overview
