Configuring SNMP
Defining Trap Management
Cisco Small Business SFE/SGE Managed Switches Administration Guide
324
12
-
Trap
— Indicates traps are sent.
-
Inform
— Indicates informs are sent.
Either SNMPv1,2 or SNMPv3 may be used as the version of traps, with only one
version enabled at a single time.
The SNMPv1,2 Notification Recipient area contains the following fields:
•
SNMPv1,2 — Enables SNMPv1,2 as the Notification version. If SNMPv1,2 is
enabled, the Community String and Notification Version fields are enabled for
configuration:
•
Community String — Identifies the community string of the trap manager.
•
Notification Version — Determines the trap type. The possible field values are:
-
SNMP1
— Indicates SNMP Version 1 traps are sent.
-
SNMP2
— Indicates SNMP Version 2 traps are sent.
The SNMPv3 Notification Recipient area contains the following fields:
•
SNMPv3 — Enables SNMPv3 as the Notification version. If SNMPv3 is enabled,
the User Name and Security Level fields are enabled for configuration:
•
User Name — Defines the user to whom SNMP notifications are sent.
•
Security Level — Defines the means by which the packet is authenticated. The
possible field values are:
-
No Authentication
— Indicates the packet is neither authenticated nor
encrypted.
-
Authentication
— Indicates the packet is authenticated.
-
Privacy
— Indicates the packet is both authenticated and encrypted.
The UDP Port Notification Recipient area contains the following fields:
•
UDP Port — Displays the UDP port used to send notifications. The default is
162.
•
Filter Name — Defines if the SNMP filter for which the SNMP Notification filter
is defined.
•
Timeout — Indicates the amount of time (seconds) the device waits before re-
sending informs. The default is 15 seconds.
•
Retries — Indicates the amount of times the device re-sends an inform request.
The default is 3 seconds.