SNMP (Linux Only)

The SNMP screen includes basic configuration parameters for the configuration of Simple Network Management Protocol, which enables monitoring and control of Zixi Broadcaster by a monitoring system. For further information on how to enable and configure SNMP on Zixi Broadcaster, see ??.

Field	Description
SNMP
Service	Click the button to Start/Stop the net-SNMP service.
Read-only Community Name	Used in SNMPv1 and SNMPv2, this parameter is used to specify the Community Name credentials to enable read-only access to the Zixi Broadcaster monitored information. If the community string is correct, Zixi Broadcaster will responds with the requested information. If the community string is incorrect, Zixi Broadcaster will simply ignores the request and will not respond.
Read-write Community Name	Used in SNMPv1 and SNMPv2, this parameter is used to specify the Community Name credentials to enable read-write access to Zixi Broadcaster. Read-write objects include, for example, zbiActive, which indicates and/or sets the Active state of an Input stream.
SNMP V3 Users	For SNMPv3 monitoring systems, click the + button to add authentication credential and fill-in the following fields: User name - enter the SNMP user name Write access - select the checkbox to allow Read-Write access rights. If the checkbox is not selected, the user will have Read-only access rights. Password - enter the SNMP user's password.
Trap Receivers	Specify SNMP Trap receivers that will listen to the SNMP Traps that will be sent by Zixi Broadcaster. Click the + button to add authentication credential and fill-in the following fields: Community - Specify the community name for access. Host - Specify the host name or IP address to which the Trap messages will be transmitted. Port - Specify the Port number to which the Trap messages will be sent transmitted.