Asante Technologies 9000 manual Enabling Authentication Traps, Adding or Updating a Trap Receiver

Type a to Add a Trap Receiver. An IP prompt appears.

SNMP Configuration

Enabling Authentication Traps

The IntraChassis 9000 can be set to generate authentication traps. Authentication traps are messages sent across the network to an SNMP network management station. They alert you when someone attempts to read or change data without the proper community string.

To set the IntraChassis 9000 to generate traps, use the following procedure.

1 Open the SNMP Configuration Menu by typing n in the Configuration Menu.

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Type a to toggle trap authentication to enabled.

To cancel the change, press ctrl-cat the command prompt.

Press Return. The new setting takes effect.

Type q to quit and return to the Configuration Menu.

Adding or Updating a Trap Receiver

Trap receivers are network management stations designated to receive traps from the IntraChassis 9000.

▲Important: The maximum number of trap receivers that can be set is four.

To add or update a trap receiver entry, use the following procedure.

1 Open the SNMP Configuration Menu by typing n in the Configuration Menu.

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3 Type the new or updated IP address of the network manage- ment station you want to receive traps, then press Return.

To cancel an entry, press ctrl-cat the command prompt.

4 Type the trap receiver’s community string at the prompt for it, then press Return again.

The trap receiver entry is added or updated. Type q to return to the Configuration Menu.

Deleting a Trap Receiver

Use the following procedure to delete a trap receiver you have previously designated.

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