Sophos XG: Configure the SNMP Agent

If you want to supervise the firewall using the SNMP service with software (PRTG, Centreon …), you must activate and configure the agent on the firewall.

1. From the administration interface, go to Administration 1 / SNMP 2 . Check the box 3 to activate the agent, enter the information 4 then click on Apply 5 .

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2. Once the agent is activated, click the Add 1 button to declare a community.

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3. Enter the name 1 of the SNMP community, the IP address 2 of the server that is going to poll, select version 3 and click on Save 4 .

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4. The community is added 1 .

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All that remains is to configure your monitoring tool.

Romain Drouche
System Architect | MCSE: Core Infrastructure
IT infrastructure expert with over 15 years of field experience. Currently a Systems and Networks Project Manager and Information Systems Security (ISS) expert, I use my expertise to ensure the reliability and security of technological environments.

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