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Autonomous Alarm Messages
You can configure the system to generate autonomous alarm messages that can be received and displayed by an
By default, the system does not generate SNMP traps. To allow the generation of SNMP traps, you must first configure the IP address of the NMS host device or devices to which you wish to direct the traps.
To configure the system as an SNMP trap sender for an SNMP trap receiver, see Figure 12 and follow these steps:
1.Select the SYSTEM folder from the navigation menu.
2.From the expanded SYSTEM folder, select Management Access.
3.From the expanded Management Access folder, select Trap Receiver.
4.On the SNMP Trap Receivers page, click on Add.
5.In the Add New Trap Receiver page, type the Trap Receiver Address and Community String.
Note The community string controls access between a client (the
6.Set the Version to configure the system to send SNMP V1 or V2 traps.
7.Type the Source Agent Address of the SNMP agent.
Note The
8.Click on Close to close the window.
At this point, the Trap Receivers page displays the settings for the new receiver.
Figure 18. Configuring an SNMP Trap Receiver
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