Asentria SiteBoss 530 User Manual
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Data Events
This section offers a brief tutorial on how to set up a functional data event that will send an SNMP trap when the
word "test" is received over a data port. Full details on how to configure data alarm equations are available in the
next section,
Configuring Data Alarm Equations.
Set Up a Data Event
1. From the command prompt, access the Setup menu. Select "Alarm/Event Definitions", "Data Alarm/Filter
Settings", and then "Data Alarm Field Settings". The following menu allows a user to define up to 16 data
event fields to be used when scanning for event data. Below is an abbreviated example of this menu:
SiteBoss 530 - Data Alarm Field Definition Table
Start Length Line Type Name
A) Definition A 0 0 0 [Alpha]
...
P) Definition P 0 0 0 [Alpha]
2. Select field A. The menu in the following example will be displayed.
SiteBoss 530 - Data Alarm Field Definition
Data Field: A
A) Start Position [0]
B) Field Length [0]
C) Field Name []
D) Field Line Number [0]
E) Field Type [Alpha]
3. Select Start Position. When prompted to enter a new value, enter "1" and press <Enter>.
4. Select Field Length. When prompted to enter a new value, enter "4" and press <Enter>.
5. Select Field Name and enter
TEST_FIELD
then press <Enter>.
6. Press <Enter> to return to the Field definition Table. If configured properly, the data event field should appear
in this menu.
7. Press <Enter> to return to the Data Alarm/Filter Settings menu. From here, select the Data Alarm Settings
menu, Alarm/Filter Page 1, then Alarm/Filter 1. The following menu will be displayed:
SiteBoss 530 - Settings For Data Alarm/Filter 1
A) Alarm/Filter Enable [OFF]
B) Alarm/Filter Mode [ALARM]
C) Alarm/Filter Name []
D) Alarm/Filter Equation []
E) Threshold [1]
F) Auto-Clear when Threshold Reached [ON]
G) Alarm Counter Clear Interval [12 HOURS]
H) Alarm Counter Reset Time [00:00]
I) Actions []
J) Class [Info]
K) Data Alarm Trap Number [503]
L) Clear This Alarm Counter Now
8. Press “A” to toggle Alarm/Filter Enable to ON.
9. Alarm/Filter Mode should be set to ALARM. If it is set to FILTER, press “B”.
10. Select Alarm/Filter Name and enter
Test Event 1
.
11. Select Alarm/Filter Equation and enter
TEST_FIELD="test”
. This will cause an event to occur any time the
word "test" is received.
12. Select Actions and enter "
TRAP(1)
" to cause this data event to send a trap to SNMP Manager #1, as
configured below in the Hostname/IP Address menu.
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