diff -Naur src/zabbix_proxy/proxy.c new/zabbix_proxy/proxy.c
--- src/zabbix_proxy/proxy.c	2013-11-12 13:16:44.000000000 +0600
+++ new/zabbix_proxy/proxy.c	2013-12-07 13:29:39.283703310 +0600
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "housekeeper/housekeeper.h"
 #include "../zabbix_server/pinger/pinger.h"
 #include "../zabbix_server/poller/poller.h"
+#include "../zabbix_server/poller/checks_snmp.h"
 #include "../zabbix_server/poller/checks_ipmi.h"
 #include "../zabbix_server/trapper/trapper.h"
 #include "../zabbix_server/snmptrapper/snmptrapper.h"
@@ -407,6 +408,10 @@
 #endif
 		{"Timeout",			&CONFIG_TIMEOUT,			TYPE_INT,
 			PARM_OPT,	1,			30},
+		{"SNMPTimeout",			&CONFIG_SNMP_TIMEOUT,			TYPE_INT,
+			PARM_OPT,	1,			30},
+		{"SNMPRetries",			&CONFIG_SNMP_RETRIES,			TYPE_INT,
+			PARM_OPT,	1,			10},
 		{"TrapperTimeout",		&CONFIG_TRAPPER_TIMEOUT,		TYPE_INT,
 			PARM_OPT,	1,			300},
 		{"UnreachablePeriod",		&CONFIG_UNREACHABLE_PERIOD,		TYPE_INT,
diff -Naur src/zabbix_server/poller/checks_snmp.c new/zabbix_server/poller/checks_snmp.c
--- src/zabbix_server/poller/checks_snmp.c	2013-11-12 13:16:49.000000000 +0600
+++ new/zabbix_server/poller/checks_snmp.c	2013-12-07 12:50:31.062073112 +0600
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 }
 zbx_snmp_index_t;
 
+int CONFIG_SNMP_TIMEOUT;
+int CONFIG_SNMP_RETRIES;
+
 static zbx_snmp_index_t	*snmpidx = NULL;
 static int		snmpidx_count = 0, snmpidx_alloc = 16;
 
@@ -268,10 +271,10 @@
 			break;
 	}
 
-	session.retries = 0;				/* number of retries after failed attempt */
-							/* (net-snmp default = 5) */
-	session.timeout = CONFIG_TIMEOUT * 1000 * 1000;	/* timeout of one attempt in microseconds */
-							/* (net-snmp default = 1 second) */
+	session.retries = CONFIG_SNMP_RETRIES - 1;		/* number of retries after failed attempt */
+								/* (net-snmp default = 5) */
+	session.timeout = CONFIG_SNMP_TIMEOUT * 1000 * 1000;	/* timeout of one attempt in microseconds */
+								/* (net-snmp default = 1 second) */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_IPV6
 	if (SUCCEED != get_address_family(item->interface.addr, &family, err, MAX_STRING_LEN))
diff -Naur src/zabbix_server/poller/checks_snmp.h new/zabbix_server/poller/checks_snmp.h
--- src/zabbix_server/poller/checks_snmp.h	2013-11-12 13:16:48.000000000 +0600
+++ new/zabbix_server/poller/checks_snmp.h	2013-12-07 12:50:31.062073112 +0600
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 #include "sysinfo.h"
 
 extern char	*CONFIG_SOURCE_IP;
-extern int	CONFIG_TIMEOUT;
+extern int	CONFIG_SNMP_TIMEOUT;
+extern int	CONFIG_SNMP_RETRIES;
 
 int	get_value_snmp(DC_ITEM *item, AGENT_RESULT *value);
 
diff -Naur src/zabbix_server/server.c new/zabbix_server/server.c
--- src/zabbix_server/server.c	2013-11-12 13:17:04.000000000 +0600
+++ new/zabbix_server/server.c	2013-12-07 13:29:22.605760996 +0600
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "housekeeper/housekeeper.h"
 #include "pinger/pinger.h"
 #include "poller/poller.h"
+#include "poller/checks_snmp.h"
 #include "poller/checks_ipmi.h"
 #include "timer/timer.h"
 #include "trapper/trapper.h"
@@ -360,6 +361,10 @@
 #endif
 		{"Timeout",			&CONFIG_TIMEOUT,			TYPE_INT,
 			PARM_OPT,	1,			30},
+		{"SNMPTimeout",			&CONFIG_SNMP_TIMEOUT,			TYPE_INT,
+			PARM_OPT,	1,			30},
+		{"SNMPRetries",			&CONFIG_SNMP_RETRIES,			TYPE_INT,
+			PARM_OPT,	1,			10},
 		{"TrapperTimeout",		&CONFIG_TRAPPER_TIMEOUT,		TYPE_INT,
 			PARM_OPT,	1,			300},
 		{"UnreachablePeriod",		&CONFIG_UNREACHABLE_PERIOD,		TYPE_INT,