Network & Protocols
SNMP Monitoring
SNMP monitoring queries managed network devices over UDP 161 — reachability, system OIDs and response time for the switches, routers and appliances everything else depends on.
Routers, switches and printers all speak the same old protocol
What it checks
- Device reachability via SNMP queries
- sysUpTime, sysName and custom OID responses
- Query round-trip latency
Set it up
- 1Add an SNMP monitor with host, port and community
- 2Configure the OID to read (default: system group)
- 3Alert network ops on timeout
FAQ
Which SNMP versions are supported?
v1/v2c community-based queries cover the common case; keep communities restricted to probe IPs where possible.
Related check types
Start monitoring in minutes
External probes plus internal agents, escalation chains and status pages — free tier, no card required.