Chapter 5
| SNMP Commands
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SNMP Logging: Disabled
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SNMP Target Host Commands
snmp-server
enable traps
This command enables this device to send Simple Network Management
Protocol traps or informs (i.e., SNMP notifications). Use the
no
form to disable
SNMP notifications.
Syntax
[
no
]
snmp-server enable traps
[
authentication
|
mac-
notification [interval
seconds
]]
authentication
- Keyword to issue authentication failure
notifications.
mac-notification
- Keyword to issue trap when a dynamic MAC
address is added or removed.
interval
- Specifies the interval between issuing two
consecutive traps. (Range: 1-3600 seconds; Default: 1 second)
Default Setting
Issue authentication traps
Other traps are disabled
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
◆
If you do not enter an
snmp-server enable traps
command, no
notifications controlled by this command are sent. In order to configure this
device to send SNMP notifications, you must enter at least one
snmp-
server enable traps
command. If you enter the command with no
keywords, both authentication notifications are enabled. If you enter the
command with a keyword, only the notification type related to that keyword
is enabled.
◆
The
snmp-server enable traps
command is used in conjunction with the
command. Use the
command to
specify which host or hosts receive SNMP notifications. In order to send
notifications, you must configure at least one
◆
The authentication traps are legacy notifications, and therefore when used
for SNMP Version 3 hosts, they must be enabled in conjunction with the
corresponding entries in the Notify View assigned by the
command.