Simple Network Management Protocol agent. Hardware or software that monitors devices on a network. Data from an SNMP agent, which is contained in a MIB, helps in network management and troubleshooting.
A software component in a managed device that maintains the data for the device and reports the data, as needed, to managing systems. The agent and MIB reside on the routing device (router, access server, or switch). To enable the SNMP agent on a managed device, you must define the relationship between the manager and the agent.