# Wireless⁣ ⁣⁣devices preparation

**NEXT** polls the network nodes using SNMP. This means that in order to perform management and monitoring, an SNMP agent must be started and configured on each node.

By default, the "SNMP Agent" and the "SNMP Trap" notifications are disabled. To perform monitoring using **NEXT**, perform the necessary settings in the device's configuration: enable SNMP Agent and configure the SNMP Traps. 

This article provides instructions to configure devices of the each Astra Wireless families:

* Astra Evolution family
  * Configuration via CLI
  * Configuration via Web interface
* Astra Quanta family

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**NOTE**

The **NEXT** monitoring system supports "*authNoPriv*" protected mode only**.**
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### Evolution family <a href="#wireless-devicespreparation-evolutionfamily" id="wireless-devicespreparation-evolutionfamily"></a>

There are 2 ways how to change the configuration:

1. Using the Command Line Interface (faster way).
2. Using the Web GUI.

#### Configuration via CLI <a href="#wireless-devicespreparation-configurationviacli" id="wireless-devicespreparation-configurationviacli"></a>

A detailed description of the commands is available in the snmpd command (SNMP daemon) article. Connect to the device using Telnet or SSH and enter the following commands (the words USERNAME and PASSWORD must be replaced with the actual values):

```
snmpd user USERNAME add pass PASSWORD security authNoPriv accessRights readWrite class admin
```

Enable the SNMP Agent and save the configuration:

```
snmpd start
config save
```

To enable and configure the SNMP Agent simultaneously for all the CPE devices connected to a BS (including the BS itself), run the following commands at the Base Station:

```
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "snmpd user USERNAME add pass PASSWORD security authNoPriv accessRights readWrite class admin"
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "snmpd start"
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "config save"
```

To enable SNMP Traps simultaneously for all the CPE devices connected to a BS (including the BS itself), run the following commands at the Base Station: (replace "*IP ADDRESS*" with the IP address assigned to **NEXT**):

```
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "trapd start"
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "trapd dst IP ADDRESS:162/v2"
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "trapd type topoGroup enable"
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "trapd type radioGroup enable"
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "trapd type mintGroup enable"
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "trapd type ospfGroup enable"
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "trapd type linkEvent enable"
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "trapd typetrapdColdStartEvent enable"
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "trapd type snmpdAuthenticationFailureEvent enable"
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "trapd type syslog enable"
mint rf6.0 rcmd -all -self "config save"
```

Configure the agent's IP address on each device (replace "*IP ADDRESS"* with the IP address of the device):

```
trapd agent IP ADDRESS
config save
```

#### Configuration via Web interface <a href="#wireless-devicespreparation-configurationviawebinterface" id="wireless-devicespreparation-configurationviawebinterface"></a>

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**NOTE**

You can also use the Command Line section of the web interface to execute the commands described above.
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Log in to the device’s web interface. Go to the "Basic settings" page -> "SNMP" to the "Access" section.

Perform the following steps:

* Set the "*Start SNMP*" flag to enable the SNMP Agent.
* Uncheck the "*Version 1 enable*" flag to disable the SNMPv1 version, which is enabled by default.
* Click the "*Add SNMP v3 user*" and enter the authentication data for accessing the network node via SNMP in the "Username" and "Password" fields.
* For the other parameters available in this section, keep the default values.

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Go to the "*Traps*" section where the following fields are available:

* "*Enable SNMP Traps*" - enable/disable traps. Check this flag.
* "*Agent* *IP*" - enter the device's IP address.
* "*Destination*" - the **NEXT** IP address and the UDP port, through which the polling subsystem receives notifications (by default it is port 162):
  * "*V2*" - enable/disable SNMP v2. Check this flag.
  * "*Traps groups*" - check flags for all the trap group&#x73;**,** that should be sent by the device.

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To complete the setup, click on the "*Apply*" button.

### Astra Quanta families <a href="#wireless-devicespreparation-quanta5-quanta70families" id="wireless-devicespreparation-quanta5-quanta70families"></a>

Log in to the device’s web interface. Go to the "SNMP" section.

Perform the following steps:

* Enable SNMP agent by activating the corresponding flag.
* Uncheck the "*Version 1 enable*" flag to disable the SNMPv1 version, which is enabled by default.
* Click the "*Add SNMP v3 user*"

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* Select the "*Auth/No privacy*" mode
* Enter the authentication data for accessing the network node via SNMP in the "Username" and "Password" fields.
* For the other parameters available in this section, keep the default values.

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In order to configure SNMP traps go to the "*Traps*" section and perform the following steps:

* Enable SNMP Traps by checking "*Enable SNMP traps*" flag.
* Enter the device's IP address.
* Click the "Configure SNMP trap" button

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* In pop-up window fill in the followinf fields: &#x20;
  * "*Destination address*" - the **NEXT** IP address and port.
  * "*Traps groups*" - check flags for all the trap group&#x73;**,** that should be sent by the device.

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