SNMP Status Monitoring

Last Updated: August 14, 2026

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) A protocol for collecting and organizing information about managed devices on IP networks and modifying that information to change device behavior. Devices that typically support SNMP include cable modems, routers, switches, servers, computers, printers, and more. is an application layer protocol that PrinterLogic uses to collect information about printers and show it in the Admin Console and reports. This configuration is required if you are setting up SNMP Alerts to receive notifications when a printer is low on a resource or an error occurs.

Key Points

Review the following key points:

  • Setting up SNMP with a Service Agent requires a Service Agents. The Service Agent queries printers that exist in both the Admin Console and its network.
    • PrinterLogic supports SNMP v1/v2 and SNMP v3.
  • You can set up SNMP without a Service Agent. The Agent reports SNMP data for the printers that are installed on the device and also exist in the Admin Console.
    • We do not recommend this option in environments that have many users and printers because it can significantly increase network traffic.
    • Devices report on only the printers that they have installed.
    • This configuration is limited to SNMP v1/v2.
    • The other SNMP settings, except alerts, are unavailable.
  • View SNMP data on the printer's Status tab, Printer Info tab, and in reports.

Select only one SNMP option. Turning on both options can cause errors and inaccuracies that affect reporting.

How It Works

After you turn on SNMP Status Monitoring, the service queries your printers at set time intervals and returns status data, such as resource levels and error conditions. PrinterLogic uses this data to populate the printer's Status tab, Printer Info tab, and printer reports. If you configure the Alerts feature, PrinterLogic also uses this SNMP traffic to trigger notifications.

Requirements

Review the requirements for the SNMP configuration option that you plan to use:

SNMP Using A Service Agent

SNMP Using the Workstation Agent

  • The Agent installed on workstations. They report only on their installed printers.

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