Control | Description |
Enable SNMP Traps | Enables event reporting to an SNMP entity. |
System Contact | Specify the username for the SNMP contact. |
System Location | Specify the physical location of the SNMP system. |
Read-Only Community String | Specify a string to identify the read-only community: for example, Read-only. Community strings cannot contain the # (hash) value. |
Control | Description |
Add New Trap Receiver | Displays the controls for configuring new trap receivers. |
Destination Port | Specify the destination port. |
Receiver Type | Select SNMP version v1, v2c, or v3 (user-based security mode) from the drop-down list. |
Remote User | (Appears only when you select 3). Specify a remote username. |
Authentication | (Appears only when you select v3). Optionally, select either Supply a Password or Supply a Key to use while authenticating users. |
Authentication Protocol | (Appears only when you select v3). Select an authentication method from the drop-down list: • MD5 - Specifies the Message-Digest 5 algorithm, a widely used cryptographic hash function with a 128-bit hash value. This is the default value. • SHA - Specifies the Secure Hash Algorithm, a set of related cryptographic |
Password/Password Confirm | (Appears only when you select v3). Specify a password. The password must have a minimum of eight characters. Confirm the password in the Password Confirm text box. |
Security Level | (Appears only when you select v3). Determines whether a single atomic message exchange is authenticated. Select one of these levels from the drop-down list: • No Auth - Does not authenticate packets and does not use privacy. This is the default setting. • Auth - Authenticates packets but does not use privacy. • AuthPriv - Authenticates packets using AES 128 and DES to encrypt messages for privacy. Note: A security level applies to a group, not to an individual user. |
Community | Specify the SNMP community name. |
Enable Receiver | Enables the new trap receiver. |
Add | Adds the new configuration to the Trap Receiver list. |
Remove Selected | Select the check box next to the name and click Remove Selected. |