SNMP Screen

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Last Modified 2023-11-17 11:50 EST

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an Internet Standard protocol. SNMP gathers and sorts data about managed devices on IP networks, such as LANs and WANs. Use the SNMP screen to configure SNMP service on your TrueNAS.

ServicesSNMPScreen

After selecting SNMP v3 Support more configuration fields display.

After filling in all required fields with appropriate values, the SAVE button activates. Click SAVE to save settings.

Click CANCEL to exit without saving and display the Services screen.

Field Descriptions

General Options

Name	Description
Location	Enter the location of the system.
Contact	Enter the email address to receive SNMP service messages.
Community	Enter a community other than the default public to increase system security. Value can only contain alphanumeric characters, underscores (_), dashes (-), periods (.), and spaces. Not required and can leave this empty for SNMPv3 networks.

SNMP v3 Options

Name	Description
SNMP v3 Support	Select to to enable support for SNMP version 3. See snmpd.conf(5) for configuration details.
Username	Enter a user name to register with this service.
Authentication Type	Select an authentication method: — for none, SHA, or MD5 from the dropdown list.
Password	Enter a password of at least eight characters.
Privacy Protocol	Select a privacy protocol: — for none, AES, or DES from the dropdown list.
Privacy Passphrase	Enter a separate privacy passphrase. Password is used when this is left empty.

Other Options

Name	Description
Auxiliary Parameters	Enter any additional snmpd.conf options. Add one option for each line.
Expose zilstat via SNMP	Select to enable. If enabled this option might have performance implications on your pools.
Log Level	Select how many log entries to create. Dropdown list options are Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Info and Debug.

SNMP Screen

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