Configuring Trap Messages Parent topic

A SNMP Trap Message is the notification message sent to the SNMP server when events that require administrative attention occur.

Procedure

  1. Go to Administration → System Settings → SNMP.
  2. Under Trap Messages, select Send SNMP trap messages.
  3. Specify the trap message settings.
    Option
    Description
    Manager server address
    Specify the manager server address.
    You can specify as an IP address or a FQDN.
    SNMP version
    Select the SNMP version:
    • SNMPv1/SNMPv2c
    • SNMPv3
      If you use SNMPv3, configure the SNMP server as follows:
      • Context Name: "" (default context)
      • Context Engine ID: <Auto>
      • (Optional) MD5 Authentication protocol: HMAC-MD5
      • (Optional) DES Privacy protocol: CBC-DES
    Community name
    Note
    Note
    This field is only available for SNMPv1/SNMPv2c.
    Type a community name that is less than 255 characters and does not contain double-byte encoded characters, spaces, or the following characters: [ ] '/ " { } < > | & ! ( )
    Security model
    Note
    Note
    This field is only available for SNMPv3.
    Select the security model:
    • No authentication or privacy
    • Authenticated
    • Authenticated with privacy
    User name
    Note
    Note
    This field is only available for SNMPv3 (all security models).
    Specify the user name.
    A valid user name is less than 255 characters and and does not contain double-byte encoded characters, spaces, or the following characters: [ ] ' / " { } < > | & ! ( )
    Password
    Note
    Note
    This field is only available for SNMPv3 using Authenticated or Authenticated with privacy security model.
    Specify the password.
    A valid password is more than 8 and less than 255 characters and does not contain spaces or the following characters: [ ] ' / " { } < > | & ! ( )
    Privacy passphrase
    Note
    Note
    This field is only available for SNMPv3 using the Authenticated with privacy security model.
    Specify the privacy passphrase.
    A valid passphrase is more than 8 and less than 255 characters and does not contain spaces or the following characters: [ ] ' / " { } < > | & ! ( )
  4. Click Save.
  5. (Optional) Click Download MIB to download the Management Information Database (MIB) files.
    • Users can open the MIB files to view all network objects that can be monitored and managed using the SNMP protocol, or import them into management consoles that support this protocol.
    • For a list of Deep Discovery Web Inspector supported SNMP object identifiers (OID), see SNMP Object Identifiers.