--- title: "Configure SNMP" canonical: "https://docs.aryaka.com/space/KNOW/522125332/Configure%20SNMP" format: markdown --- The Sites > Site: < siteName> page allows you to enable and configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for the selected site.  If you want to use the same SNMP configuration for multiple sites, you can create an SNMP profile before you enable SNMP for an individual site. You can also create a profile to serve as the default SNMP configuration when you enable SNMP for a site. test SNMP overview SNMP is an application-layer protocol for monitoring and managing your network devices. It allows an SNMP manager to communicate with SNMP agents to monitor your network devices. The SNMP manager acts as the client and queries SNMP agents for network device metrics. The SNMP agent (software that runs on your network devices) acts as the server and retrieves network device metrics from a Management Information Base (MIB) to send to the SNMP manager. The MIB is a database that stores the various data objects that the SNMP manager can query the SNMP agents for. In MyAryaka, you can configure SNMP for an individual site, or you can create an SNMP profile to use across multiple sites. When you configure SNMP you can specify the SNMP version you want to use and, depending on the version selected, either the community string or the authentication and encryption details for specific users. See the following section for details about the two SNMP versions that Aryaka supports. Complete the procedures in this topic to configure or edit SNMP for a site. SNMP versions Aryaka supports the following SNMP versions: SNMPv2c SNMPv3 SNMPv2c uses a community string for authentication between the SNMP manager and the SNMP agent. The community string, which is similar to a password, determines the level of access that the SNMP manager has. There are two types of community strings: read-only, which allows read-only access to MIB objects, and read-write, which allows access and interaction (such as modifying device configurations) with MIB objects. SNMPv3 is the most recent and secure version of SNMP. Where SNMPv2c uses a community string for authentication, SNMPv3 uses a username and password and allows for encryption, providing access control and privacy. To configure SNMP for a site Open the SNMP page if it is not already open: Log in to MyAryaka. The Home page appears. Click Sites in the left navigation pane. The Sites page appears. It lists all existing sites. Click the name of the site for which you want to configure SNMP. The selected site's page appears. Click the Monitor  section to expand it. The SNMP tile appears. Click View  on the SNMP tile. The SNMP page appears in read-only mode. If you previously configured SNMP for the site, the page displays the configuration details. Click the Edit icon. The SNMP page appears in edit mode. In the Config pane, click the Customize toggle. Additional configuration fields appear. Click the Enable drop-down list and select one of the following options: Aryaka Default—SNMP is enabled for the site. Yes—SNMP is enabled for the site. No—SNMP is not enabled for the site. Click the Use SNMP Profile drop-down list and indicate the SNMP profile you want to apply to the site. If you do not want to use an SNMP profile, select None and proceed to step 6. If you select a profile, proceed to step 10. If you need to create an SNMP profile, see the Manage SNMP profiles topic. In the Details pane, click the SNMP Version drop-down list and select one of the following options: Note: Subsequent configuration requirements depend on the selected SNMP version. Aryaka Default—SNMPv2c is used for SNMP at the site. 2c—SNMPv2c is used for SNMP at the site. 3—SNMPv3 is used for SNMP at the site. (Conditional) If you selected Aryaka Default or 2c in step 6, enter the community string you want to use for authentication in the Community field. (Conditional) If you selected 3 in step 6, click Add in the Users pane. Text entry fields appear in the Users pane. Complete the following procedure for up to three users that you want to configure: Enter a name for the user in the User Name field. Click the Security Level drop-down list and select one of the following options: No Auth & No Privacy—Provides authentication based on a username match, but encryption is not applied. Auth & No Privacy—Provides authentication with either Message Digest Algorithm 5 (MD5) or Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA), but encryption is not applied. Auth & Privacy—Provides authentication (MD5 or SHA) with encryption (Data Encryption Standard (DES) or Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)). (Conditional) If you selected No Auth & No Privacy in step 8b, proceed to step f. (Conditional) If you selected Auth & No Privacy or Auth & Privacy in step 8b, do the following: Click the Auth Type drop-down list and select one of the following authentication types: MD5 SHA SHA224 SHA256 SHA384 SHA512 Enter a password for the user in the Auth Password field. (Conditional) If you selected Auth & No Privacy in step 8b, proceed to step f. (Conditional) If you selected Auth & Privacy in step 8b, do the following: Click the Privacy Type drop-down list and select one of the following encryption options: AES AES192 AES256 Enter a password for the user in the Privacy Password field. Click the Save icon. The user details are saved in the Users table. (Optional) Repeat step 8 to add another user. (Optional) Click Advanced to enter additional configuration details. The following fields are displayed: IP Forward MIB—Select whether to expose the ANAP’s routing table. IP Media MIB (Export ARP entries)—Select whether to expose the ANAP’s ANAP redundancy protocol (ARP) table. Neighbor List Poll Time (sec)—Specify how often the ARP table is collected when IP Media MIB (Export ARP entries) is enabled. Click Submit . You are prompted to select one of the following submit options: Activate Later or Activate Now . See Activate configuration updates for details. To edit SNMP for a site Open the SNMP page if it is not already open: Log in to MyAryaka. The Home page appears. Click Sites in the left navigation pane. The Sites page appears. It lists all existing sites. Click the name of the site for which you want to configure SNMP. The selected site's page appears. Click the Monitor  section to expand it. The SNMP tile appears. Click View  on the SNMP tile. The SNMP page appears in read-only mode. Click the Edit icon. The SNMP page appears in edit mode. Complete steps 4–9 of the Configure SNMP for a site procedure to modify the SNMP configuration for the site. Click Submit . You are prompted to select one of the following submit options: Activate Later or Activate Now . See Activate configuration updates for details. In this topic Related topics Manage SNMP profiles Configure a site View and edit site configuration