Local Area Network Management with use of Simple Network Management Protocol over Microsoft Windows Operating System

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“ Local Area Network Management with use of Simple Network Management Protocol over Microsoft Windows Operating System “

Dariusz Terefenko
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Table of Contents
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1.1
1.1.1
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
1.2.4
1.2.5
1.3
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
Introduction
Network Management
Network Audit
The Areas of Management
Management of Emergency Situations
Managing the Use of Resources
Configuration Management
Performance Management
Security Management
Network Management Systems
The Network Management Software Architecture
Distributed Network Management
Traditional Network Management
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4
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2.1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.2
2.3
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.4
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.4.5
2.4.6
Network Management Protocols
SNMPv1
SNMPv1 Architecture
MIB Databases in SNMP
Limitations of SNMP
SNMPv2
SNMPv3
SNMPv3 Architecture
Message Processing in SNMPv3
Security in SNMPv3
Security between SNMP Versions
Elements of Security
SNMP Version 1
SNMP Version 2
SNMP Version 3
White Papers and Threats
Summary
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3.1
3.2
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.3
3.3.1
3.4
3.4.1
3.4.2
3.4.3
3.4.4
3.4.5
3.4.6
Practical Network Management
SNMP Service in Windows
Management of Active Network Devices
MRTG
PRTG
PRTGdroid
Simulation and Data Capture Tools
GNS3
SNMP Simulation
Addressing Scheme
Interface Configuration
IP Routing Configuration
SNMP Configuration
Running Configuration
PRTG Configuration
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4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
Simulation Tests
Connection State
System Uptime and Downtime
Free CPU Memory
CPU Load
Bandwidth
Security
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5.1
5.2
5.3
Interviews and Survey
Interviews
Survey
Conclusions
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Acknowledgments
Glossary of Abbreviations
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of References
List of Appendices
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