N10-005 · Question #953
Which of the following can be configured on a managed network switch to send real time alerts to a technician?
The correct answer is C. SNMP. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a widely used protocol for monitoring and managing network devices, including managed switches. It supports 'traps' - unsolicited, real-time alert messages sent from the network device to an SNMP manager or technician's workstation…
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Which of the following can be configured on a managed network switch to send real time alerts to a technician?
Options
- ASSID
- BSMTP
- CSNMP
- DSyslog
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Explanation
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a widely used protocol for monitoring and managing network devices, including managed switches. It supports 'traps' - unsolicited, real-time alert messages sent from the network device to an SNMP manager or technician's workstation when a specific event occurs (e.g., a port going down, high utilization). SSID is a wireless network identifier, SMTP is for email relay, and Syslog also sends log messages but is primarily a logging protocol rather than a real-time alerting mechanism. SNMP traps are the standard answer for real-time network device alerts.
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