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NMS login
Overview
A Network Management Station (NMS) runs the SNMP client software. It offers a user-friendly interface to
facilitate network management. An agent is a program that resides in the device. It receives and handles
requests from the NMS. An NMS is a manager in an SNMP enabled network, whereas agents are managed
by the NMS. The NMS and agents exchange information through the SNMP protocol. The device supports
multiple NMS programs, such as iMC and CAMS.
By default, you cannot log in to the device through NMS. To enable NMS login, log in to the device via the
console port and make the configurations described in the following table.
The following table shows the configuration requirements of NMS login.
Ob
ect Re
uirements
Device
Configure the IP address of the VLAN interface.
Make sure the device and the NMS can reach each other.
Configure SNMP settings.
NMS Configure the NMS. For more information, see the manual of your NMS.
Configuring NMS login
Connect the Ethernet port of the PC to an Ethernet port of VLAN 1 of the device, as shown in Figure 6. Make
sure the PC and VLAN 1 interface can reach each other.
The device supports three SNMP versions: SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3. For more information about
SNMP, see Network Management and Monitoring Configuration Guide.
Figure 6 Network diagram for configuring NMS login