barox Kommunikation 455.4 SNMP – Monitoring- and Administration FunctionSNMP was developed by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) and as a protocol servesthe purpose of monitoring, control and configuration of network elements.5.4.1. Configuration of SNMP v2cThe following example describes a basic SNMP v2 configuration f or a system status enquiry orthe transmission of system events via SNMP traps. The following steps shall show the use of anSNMP Community.Activation of the SNMP v2 FunctionThe mode should be generally enabled and SNMP v2 should be selected in the SNM Pconfiguration. Furthermore the names for the read and write communities are determined.