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Chapter 35 Getting Started with IPS Configuration
Configuring SNMP
SNMP Trap Communication Dialog Box
Use the Add or Modify SNMP Trap Communication dialog box to configure SNMP trap destinations.
These are the SNMP management stations that should receive traps from the IPS sensor.
Navigation Path
Go to the IPS Platform > Device Admin > Device Access > SNMP policy, select the SNMP Trap
Configuration tab, and click the Add Row button beneath the Trap Destinations table, or select a
destination in the table and click the Edit Row button. For more information, see SNMP Trap
Configuration Tab, page35-11.
Field Reference
Error Filter The type of events that will generate SNMP traps based on the severity
of the event: fatal, error, or warning. Select all severities that you want;
use Ctrl+click to select multiple values.
The sensor sends notifications of events of the selected severities only.
Enable Detail Traps Whether to include the full text of the alert in the trap. If you do not
select this option, sparse mode is used. Sparse mode includes less than
484 bytes of text for the alert.
Default Trap Community
String
The community string used for the traps if no specific string has been
set for the trap destination in the Trap Destinations table.
Tip All traps carry a community string. By default, all traps that
have a community string identical to that of the destination are
taken by the destination. All other traps are discarded by the
destination. However, you can configure the destination to
determine which trap strings to accept.
Trap Destinations table The SNMP management stations that will be sent trap notifications.
The table shows the IP address of the management station, the
community string added to traps from this sensor, and the port to which
traps are sent.
•To add a destination, click the Add Row button and fill in the Add
SNMP Trap Communication dialog box (see SNMP Trap
Communication Dialog Box, page 35-12).
•To edit a destination, select it, click the Edit Row button and make
your changes.
•To delete a destination, select it and click the Delete Row button.
Table35-2 SNMP Trap Configuration Tab, SNMP Policy for IPS Sensors (Continued)
Element Description
Table35-3 SNMP Trap Communication Dialog Box
Element Description
IP Address The IP address of the SNMP management station that should receive
trap notifications. Enter the IP address or the name of a network/host
object, or click Select to select the object from a list or to create a new
object. The network/host object must specify a single host IP address.