Communications
Setting Up SNMP Traps
The SM45 supervisory module can be configured to send alarms as SNMP traps to up to eight different SNMP trap receivers.
To send alarms as SNMP traps, first set up Ethernet communications (see page
1From the DCTools System Summary (Home) screen, click the Configuration and then Communications hotlink to display the Communications view.
2Click the button to the left of SNMP to display the SNMP configuration view.
3Do not change the default settings of SNMP Read Community (public) and SNMP Write Community (private), unless requested by the network administrator.
4Configure Trap Repeat and Trap Repeat Rate as appropriate.
5For each receiver, configure the following parameters using the configuration guidelines.
Parameter | Configuration Guidelines |
Name | Enter the name of the SNMP trap receiver (20 characters |
| maximum). |
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Level | SNMP Trap Level – controls reporting of specific events for each |
| receiver as follows: |
| • Select All Events And Alarms to receive events and urgent |
| and |
| messages such as Equalize Active.) |
| • Select Urgent And Non Urgent Alarms to receive both |
| urgent and |
| • Select Urgent Alarms Only to receive only urgent alarm |
| notifications. |
| • Select Disabled to temporarily disable notifications to the |
| receiver. |
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IP Address | Enter the IP address of the trap receiver that has been assigned |
| by the network administrator. |
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Port | Enter the port number of the trap receiver that has been |
| assigned by the network administrator. |
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Trap Community | A form of password. Use public, unless the network |
| administrator has assigned a new password. |
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Mode | Select: |
| • Normal Traps for sending traps to any network |
| management system, except PowerManagerII |
| • Acknowledged Summary Trap for sending traps to |
| PowerManagerII only |
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