SNMP is the dominant protocol in network management. This protocol was designed to be an easily implemented tool that could be used to meet network management needs. Basic knowledge on MIBs, SNMP, Agent, Manager, etc. can be acquired from the explanation given in SNMP Overview section. This section describes building SNMP agents using AdventNet Agent Toolkit.

• Standalone SNMP Agent Architecture

• Defining a MIB

• Creating a Simple Agent Using Agent Compiler

• Testing the Agent

• Configuring Agent Settings

• Generated Code Structure

• Instrumenting the Generated Code

• Processing Get/Set Requests

• Authenticating SNMPv1/v2c Requests

• Enabling Authorization in v1/v2c Using VACM

• Sending Traps and Informs

• Implementing SNMP Proxy

• Configuring SNMPv3 Agents

• Making the Agent v2 Compliant

• Making the Agent v3 Compliant

• MIB II support

• AGENT-SNMP-CONFIG-MIB

• Using SNMP API

• Changing the Port Numbers Dynamically

• Building Multi-Protocol SNMP Agents