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Configure SNMP services

Complete this procedure to configure SNMP monitoring for Output Manager.

  1. In the Output Manager Console navigation pane, select the Administration application.
  2. In the navigation pane, click Manage Devices to open Manage Devices Utility.
  3. In the SNMP services grid, select the check box for the server you want to configure.
  4. Click Configure to open the SNMP Server Configuration dialog box.
    Click the Help button for information about options in this dialog box.
  5. Configure the settings in Autodetection as follows:
    1. In the Auto-detection period field, specify how often you want to run the auto-detection process.
      Auto-detection is initially disabled, so the default value is 00.00:00:00.
      Example: For example, to specify an auto-detection period of one hour, set the value to 00.01:00:00.
    2. Select Use SNMP Detection.
    3. Select the SNMP version that Output Manager uses for auto-detection.
      Querying the network with both SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 could increase the detection time.
    4. Select the detection method:

      • To use a broadcast query, select Broadcast V4 or Broadcast V6.

      • To search IP address ranges, select IP Range(s) and click Configure ranges to configure settings in the Configure IP Ranges dialog box.

        Both IPv4 and IPv6 ranges can be specified.

    5. Select Use web (HTTP) detection (requires IP Range configuration) to use HTTP to search for devices that do not respond to SNMP queries. If Output Manager detects devices through HTTP, Output Manager retrieves only the device manufacturer and model.
  6. Configure the settings in the SNMP update and meter parameters section as follows:
    1. To use the Domain Name System (DNS) instead of the IP address to communicate with a printer, select Use DNS printer names if available.
    2. If necessary, change the Default community name value of public to your community name when running SNMP detection using SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c.
      If you change the default community name, configure devices with the new community name.
    3. Select the Default SNMP version for global communication with all SNMP devices.
      Click the Help button for more information about Default SNMP version options in this box.
    4. Select the SNMP versions that Output Manager uses to detect devices.
      Selecting both Allow SNMPv1/v2c queries and Allow SNMPv3 queries increases the time it takes Output Manager to query for devices.
  7. To define when Output Manager gathers information from a device, configure the settings in the SNMP metering section as follows:
    1. Select Update metering values.
    2. Enter the SNMP metering period.
    3. Enter the SNMP metering timeout period in seconds.
  8. To define how often Output Manager updates static values, configure the settings in the Static update section as follows:
    1. Select Update static values.
    2. Enter the Static update period.
    3. Enter the Static update timeout period in seconds.
  9. To define how often Output Manager updates dynamic values, configure the settings in the Dynamic update section as follows:
    1. Select Update dynamic values.
    2. Enter the Dynamic update period.
    3. Enter the Dynamic update timeout period in seconds.
  10. To define a custom interval for polling the DBM service for devices in an alert condition, configure Alert Monitor settings:
    1. Select Allow alert checks.
    2. Specify the custom polling interval.
  11. If you selected Auto or SNMPv3 as the default SNMP version, configure settings in Global SNMPv3 settings.
    Global settings enable Output Manager to communicate with all SNMPv3-enabled devices. Configure all SNMPv3 devices with matching settings. If you cannot configure a device with global settings, you can override the global settings for the device.
    1. In the User field, type the user name Output Manager and SNMPv3-enabled devices use to communicate.
    2. In the Authentication Password field, type the password Output Manager uses to authenticate devices.
    3. Select the authentication Protocol.
    4. Optional: In the Encryption password field, type the password Output Manager uses to encrypt data.
    5. Select the encryption Algorithm.
    6. In the Remote engine context name field, type the name of the specific context for communication between Output Manager and SNMPv3-enabled devices.
  12. Click OK.