Sophos XG Firewall v18 : How to config SNMP

Overview

• This article provides information on how to configure SNMP on Sophos XG Firewall.

What to do

• Go to System > Administration > Device Access and enable SNMP on LAN zone.
• Configure XG firewall as a SNMP agent (configured in System > Administration > SNMP).
• Agent Port: <SNMP service port on XG>
• Manager Port: <SNMP service port on SNMP manager>

• Configure SNMP Community on Sophos XG Firewall (configured in System > Administration > SNMP)
• Name: <name of the SNMP Community>
• IP Address: <IP address of SNMP manager>

• Run SNMP Manager and load XG MIB
• Now you are able to communicate with XG Firewall in your SNMP Manager.

Note:

• Sophos XG Firewall accepts SNMP messages from SNMP manager in the same community.
• Protocol Version and Trap Support version should match those on SNMP manager.
• Sophos XG Firewall supports SNMP Get messages, but it does not support SNMP Set messages.