Symantec Security 5600 Series, Security 5400 Series,Clientless VPN 4400 Series, Administration Manual

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491 Monitoring the security gateway
Alerting using notifications
Configuring the Notify daemon
To use page notifications, you must have a Hayes-compatible modem and you must specify its COM/
USB connection port through the Service Parameters For Notify Properties dialog box.
Prerequisites
None.
To configure the Notify daemon
1
In the SGMI, in the left pane, under System, click Configuration .
2 In the right pane, on the Services tab, check Notify Daemon , and then click Properties .
3 In the Service Parameters For Notify Properties dialog box, on the General tab, to enable the Notify
daemon, check
Enable .
4 To enable a USB modem, check Enable USB modem .
5 In the Caption text box, type a brief description of the Notify daemon.
6 Optionally, on the Description tab, type a more detailed description than you typed in the Caption
text box.
7
Click OK .
8 Optionally, do one of the following:
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To save your configuration now and activate later, on the toolbar, click Save .
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To activate your configuration now, on the toolbar, click Activate .
When prompted to save your changes, click Yes .
Related Information
For further information related to this topic, see the following:
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“Service Parameters For Notify Properties—General tab” on page 748
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“Service Parameters For Notify Properties - Description tab” on page 748
Configuring SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 notifications
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a request/response protocol that communicates
management information, called traps, between applications and agents. SNMP provides support for
notifications, to advise an administration application when one or more conditions exist.
The names of any device-specific variables to be exchanged must be agreed upon and supplied by the
security gateway administrator of the device to which the system sends SNMP traps. Their variable
names are stored in the Management Information Base (MIB) of the agent and manager software.
Although the appropriate MIB values for SNMP notifications are pre-configured in the security
gateway, SNMP management stations that receive alerts from the security gateway must have this
information incorporated into their MIBs.
To support SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 notifications, the security gateway distribution CD-ROM includes
the snmpv1.mib and snmpv2.mib files for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 alerts. They are located in the
\ClientSoftware\snmp directory.
Note:
The information in SNMP messages pertaining to the operation of your security gateway is not
encrypted and could be used to launch an attack. Do not send SNMP notifications over a public
network.