
4.In the navigation pane, click Network Protocols. A window similar to the one in the following illustration opens.
5.Select Enabled in the SNMP agent and SNMP traps fields to forward alerts to SNMP communities on your network. To enable the SNMP agent, the following criteria must be met:
vSystem contacts must be specified on the System Settings page. For information about the System Settings page settings, see “Setting system information” on page 14.
vSystem location must be specified on the System Settings page
vAt least one community name must be specified
vAt least one valid IP address or host name (if DNS is enabled) must be specified for that community
Note: Alert recipients whose notification method is SNMP will not receive alerts unless both the SNMP agent and the SNMP traps fields are set to Enabled.
6.Set up a community to define the administrative relationship between SNMP agents and SNMP managers. You must define at least one community. Each community definition consists of the following parameters:
v Name
vIP address
If either of these parameters is not correct, SNMP management access is not granted.
Note: If an error message window opens, make the necessary adjustments to the fields listed in the error window. Then, scroll to the bottom of the