Add an Event Filter for the pollDeviceDown event | NETGEAR NMS100

Reference Manual for the ProSafe Network Management System NMS100

4.Add an Event Filter for the pollDeviceDown event

a.Locate the ProSafe NMS Selection Tool at the left side of the console. If it is not there, use the View/ Selection Tool to show it.

b.Select the Event tab on the Selection Tool.

c.Open the Snmpc-Status-Polling subtree, which contains all polling related event actions.

d.Open the pollDeviceDown subtree, which contains all event filters for the Device Down event.

e.Right-click on the Default event filter and use the Insert Event Filter menu to add a new event filter.

The Add Event Filter dialog is displayed.

f.Enter an Event Name for the new event filter at the General tab. For example, set the name to Primary Router Down.

5.Select the devices to match the Event Filter

a.Select the Match tab of the displayed Add Event Filter dialog.

b.Click the Add button.

c.Use the tree control to select one or more device names and click OK.

d.The matching device names are displayed in the Sources list box.

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Contents

September 2004 NETGEAR, Inc Customer Support World Wide Web TrademarksStatement of Conditions Contents Chapter Data and Statistics Appendix a Contents Manual Scope Audience, Scope, Conventions, and FormatsTypographical Conventions Other ProSafe NMS Features Overview Device Access Modes ProSafe Network Management SystemSystem Requirements Recommended system requirements Package Contents Introduction Introduction Chapter Installation and Startup Installing the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console Installing the Air Messenger Pro Paging Software Starting the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console Stopping and Starting the Server Disabling Automatic Console LoginStarting a Local Console Session Console Elements Main button bar Edit button bar Selection ToolEvent Log Tool Element Function Console Button Commands Zoom to Selection Tool Event Log ToolSelection Tool tabs Selection Tab Description View Window Area Installation and Startup Working with the Map Database Map Selection Tree Using Map View Windows View All Zoom OutZoom Rectangle Moving Map Objects Moving Objects at the Root Level Moving Objects Inside Subnet Levels Automatically arranged and manually arranged submap levels Moving Objects from One Subnet to Another Changing Object Properties Attributes Attribute Name Description Access ParametersObject Properties Access tab Type-Dependent Attributes Object Properties Attribute tab Object Attribute Name Description Type a Type Description Adding Map ObjectsObject Types Manage Menus Viewing Device MIB DataMIB Selection Tree Table Display Elements Custom Menus Graph Display Elements Graph Styles Saving Long-term Statistics Creating a New Report Viewing Trend Data in a Graph Window Limiting Saved Instances Alarm Type Description Setting Threshold AlarmsThreshold Alarms Setting Status Variable Polling Configuring Automatic Alarms Setting Manual Threshold Alarms TCP Service Polling Polling TCP Application ServicesDiscovery of Four Built-in Services Custom TCP Service Polling Managing Polling for the Device Emailing or Paging the Administrator on an Event To modify an existing Custom TCP Service definition Then, set the Email/Paging global event options Add an Event Filter for the pollDeviceDown event Then, set the Email/Page event actions Event Subtree Trap Name Description Other Event TypesProSafe NMS Events Emailing or Paging Multiple Users First, add a grouped set of users Then, add an Event Filter for the selected devices Normal Discovery Map Layout Troubleshooting Network DiscoveryDuration of Network Discovery Failure Symptoms and Solutions Sample top-level and Subnet Map views for a small network Discovery Agent Fails to Connect to the Server Incorrect or Missing Community Names Not Enough Seeds Snmp Device Access Control ListFirewalls Block Snmp Operations Limiting the Scope of Discovery Setting Up New FiltersBroadcast Packet Losses Stopping Discovery Auto-Layout Event Description Parameters Event ParametersEvent Parameters Set Community name of the target device List of Glossary Terms Cat Denial of Service attackAuto Uplink Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Domain Name DoS Internet Protocol GatewayIP Address Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Local area networkMAC address Mbps NetBIOS Network Address TranslationPacket Perfect Forward Secrecy PPPoE PPP over ATMPPP over Ethernet Router Subnet Mask Wi-Fi Windows Internet Naming Service Universal Plug and PlayWEB Proxy Server Wide area network Wireless Network Name Ssid Index Index Index