Cabletron Systems 2E43-51R manual 1 Configuring the Trap Table

SNMP Traps Screen

Enable Traps (Toggle)

Enables transmission of the traps to the network management station with the associated IP address. This field toggles between YES and NO.

5.9.1Configuring the Trap Table

To configure the Trap table, proceed as follows:

1.Use the arrow keys to highlight the appropriate Trap Destination field.

2.Enter the IP address of the workstation that is to receive traps. IP address entries must follow the DDN format.

For example: 134.141.79.121

3.Press ENTER. If an invalid entry is entered, the message “INVALID IP ENTERED” displays.

4.Use the arrow keys to highlight the Trap Community Name field. Enter the community name.

5.Press ENTER.

6.Use the arrow keys to highlight the Enable Traps field. Press the SPACE bar to choose either YES (send alarms from the 2E43-51 to the workstation), or NO (prevent alarms from being sent).

7.Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command and press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays on the screen.

NOTE

Exiting without saving causes a “NOT SAVED?” message to appear above the SAVE command. Edits are lost if they are not saved before exiting.

8.To exit the screen, use the arrow keys to highlight RETURN and press

ENTER.

The designated workstations now receive traps from the 2E43-51.

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