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What does SNMP scan for? - Connect IT Community | Kaseya
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>SNMP or Simple Network Management Protocol version 2 is used by the Network Detective Data Collector to query the MIB 2 branch of network devices for system profile information. These network devices include, routers, switches printers or any other snmp enabled device on the network.</p> <p>It is also used by the Inspector appliance to query for Layer 2/3 information in order to correctly map devices on the network. Running a simple network scan will not return layer 2/3 info. You must have an Inspector appliance to query for the snmp data needed to build the network maps.</p> </article> </main>