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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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Question

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

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • C
    86% (19)
  • D
    5% (1)

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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#SNMP#managed switch#network monitoring#alerts

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