Dell 5324 manual Enabling Snmp Notifications, Enabling Authentication Notifications

Local Engine ID (10 - 64 Hex Characters) — Indicates the local device engine ID. The field value is a hexadecimal string. Each byte in hexadecimal character strings is two hexadecimal digits. Each byte can be separated by a period or a colon. The Engine ID must be defined before SNMPv3 is enabled.

For stand-alone devices select a default Engine ID that is comprised of Enterprise number and the default MAC address.

Use Default — Uses the device generated Engine ID. The default Engine ID is based on the device MAC address and is defined per standard as:

First 4 octets — first bit = 1, the rest is IANA Enterprise number.

Fifth octet — Set to 3 to indicate the MAC address that follows.

Last 6 octets — MAC address of the device.

SNMP Notifications — Enables or disables the router sending SNMP notifications.

Authentication Notifications — Enables or disables the router sending SNMP traps when authentication fails.

Enabling SNMP Notifications

1Open the SNMP Global Parameters page.

2Select Enable in the SNMP Notifications field.

3Click Apply Changes.

SNMP notifications are enabled, and the device is updated.

Enabling Authentication Notifications

1Open the SNMP Global Parameters page.

2Select Enable in the Authentication Notifications field.

3Click Apply Changes.

Enabling SNMP Notifications Using CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for viewing fields displayed in the SNMP Global Parameters page.

Table 1-5. SNMP Notification Commands

CLI Command	Description
snmp-server enable	Enables the router to send Simple Network
traps	Management Protocol traps.
snmp-server trap	Enables the router to send Simple Network
authentication	Management Protocol traps when authentication
	fails.
show snmp	Checks the status of SNMP communications.

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