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SNMP Tester Manual
Contents
3
Table of Contents
Part 1 Introduction
5
1 About SNMP Tester
6
2 SNMP—The Simple Network Management Protocol
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3 Monitoring SNMP Devices: Troubleshooting
9
Part 2 Download and Getting Started
12
Part 3 Quick Start: Test SNMP with System Uptime
Request
14
Part 4 Using SNM P Tester
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1 SNMP Settings
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2 Request Type
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3 Run SNMP Tester
26
Part 5 Notes
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0Index
Part 1
Introduction
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Part 1: Introduction |
1 Introduction
Welcome to SNMP Tester, a free network tool for PRTG Network Monitor! This tool is a test
program indicated for debugging SNMP activities. It supports you in finding SNMP related issues
when monitoring network devices with PRTG. The present document describes the underlying
concepts and application fields for the SNMP tester, as well as it explains how to use the tester
in detail.
Why SNMP Tester?
Monitoring via SNMP is the most basic method of gathering bandwidth and network usage
data. However, SNMP as a base for extensive monitoring often comes not without problems.
Reasons for these issues are not obvious in many cases.
The SNMP Tester is developed to support debugging steps for SNMP monitoring with PRTG.
You can test various configurations to communicate with an SNMP device. The tester records
every step of this communication so that you can investigate the functionality of your SNMP
device and the corresponding SNMP settings.