Configure SNMP communication
Xerox devices can use either SNMP v1/2c or SNMP v3 communication to manage networked devices. SNMP v1/2c uses community names to authenticate requests, and SNMP v3 uses a combination of authentication and privacy keys and protocols to send and receive information from devices on the network.
Both SNMP v1/2c and SNMP v3 require a SNMP configuration set. The Default configuration set can be used if all devices match the SNMP configuration, otherwise a custom configuration set must be defined. Although some devices support both SNMP v1/2c and SNMP v3 simultaneously, the physical device set in Web System Manager can only be configured for one or the other.
To create the SNMP configuration set, do the following:
- In Web System Manager, go to .
- In the SNMP Configuration section enter a Polling interval value for SNMP status changes (in minutes). Choose a polling interval value that is not too low so that network traffic is properly accounted for.
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Click Add to open an SNMP dialog box, and do the
following:
- Enter a Configuration name.
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Enable SNMP v1/2c or SNMP v3.
- If Enable SNMP v1/2c is selected, set the Get (Read-only) and Set (Read and Write) community names to public and private respectively. All characters must be entered in lower case.
- Or -- If Enable SNMP v3 is selected, provide the following information:
- Security Name: User name is Xadmin.
- Context Name: Not required for Fuji Xerox devices.
- Authentication Key: The pass-phrase set at the device (at least 8 characters in length).
- Authentication Protocol: Select MD5 from the list.
- Click OK to close the SNMP dialog box.
- Click Apply to save the settings.
If desired, click <Add> and follow the previous steps to create additional SNMP configurations.