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SNMP v1/v2 Trap Receivers
Use the SNMP v1/v2 Trap Receivers page to configure settings for each SNMPv1 or SNMPv2 man-
agement host that will receive notifications about traps generated by the device. The SNMP manage-
ment host is also known as the SNMP trap receiver.
To access the Trap Receiver v1/v2 Configuration page, click
Switching
>
SNMP
in the navigation
pane, and then click the
Trap Receiver V1/V2
tab.
Figure 41. SNMP v1/v2 Trap Receivers Page
Table 29. SNMP v1/v2 Trap Receivers Fields
Click
Apply
to update the switch configuration. Your changes take effect immediately but are not
retained across a switch reset unless you click
Save Configuration
.
Adding an SNMP v1/v2 Trap Receiver
To add a SNMP v1/v2 trap receiver, click
Add
. The
Add SNMP v1/v2 Host
screen appears.
Field
Description
Host IP Address
The IP address of the SNMP management host that will receive traps generated by the
device.
Community Name
The name of the SNMP community that includes the SNMP management host and the SNMP
agent on the device.
Notify Type
The type of SNMP notification to send the SNMP management host:
Inform – An SNMP message that notifies the host when a certain event has occurred on
the device. The message is acknowledged by the SNMP management host. This type of
notification is not available for SNMPv1.
Trap – An SNMP message that notifies the host when a certain event has occurred on
the device. The message is not acknowledged by the SNMP management host.
SNMP Version
The version of SNMP to use, which is either SNMPv1 or SNMPv2.
Timeout Value
The number of seconds to wait for an acknowledgment from the SNMP management host
before resending an inform message.
Retries
The number of times to resend an inform message that is not acknowledged by the SNMP
management host.
Filter
The name of the filter for the SNMP management host. The filter defines which MIB objects
to include or exclude from the view. This field is optional.
UDP Port
The UDP port on the SNMP management host that will receive the SNMP notifications. If no
value is specified when configuring a receiver, the default UDP port value is used.