> #### Choosing SNMP Adapter settings

> The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Adapter allows you to run the Fathom SNMP agent and configure it to throw traps to an SNMP management console. Traps are Fathom-resource-related event notifications sent to your SNMP management console. (For more information about the SNMP Trap Action, see the Resource Monitoring Guide.)

> The SNMP agent is responsible for handling SNMP requests. All Fathom-specific SNMP variables are contained in the Management Information Base (MIB); the MIB is named `PSC-FM-MIB.txt` and is located in the `<`Fathom-install-dir`>\config` directory.

> If you installed the SNMP Adapter, you see default adapter settings, as shown in Figure 5–4, as you perform your initial Fathom configuration.

> Figure 5–4: SNMP Adapter settings

> You can change these SNMP Adapter settings, which are defined as follows:

> - SNMP agent port — The port number of the host machine on which the SNMP management agent resides. The SNMP agent translates the requests from the SNMP management console and interprets MIB variables. The default port number is 8001.
> - Default SNMP trap port — The port number to which traps are sent. The default number is 8002.
> - Default SNMP read community — The community that specifies who has permissions to read which variables.
> - Default write community — The community that specifies who has permissions to write which variables. (In the case of the Fathom MIB, the values are read-only.)
> - Autostart SNMP — The option to autostart the SNMP agent.

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