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SNMP Trap Configuration

The SNMP trap configuration defines how traps are set. Choose from the tabs Trap1 Trap 5 to configure each trap. Table 4-8describes the SNMP configuration parameters.

Table 4-8. SNMP Trap Configuration Parameters

Parameter

Description

 

 

Trap Version

Specifies the SNMP version (1 or 2) with which to format traps.

Trap 1 Enabled

Enables or disables the trap. If disabled, traps are not configurable.

Trap Address1

Specifies the IP address to which SNMP traps are sent. A maximum

 

of 5 trap addresses are supported. The default address for trap 1 is

 

10.0.0.254. The default address for traps 2–5 is 0.0.0.0.

Trap Port1

The port number on which the trap is sent. The default is 162.

Trap Severity

Specifies a severity level to assign to the trap. Open the pull-down

 

menu and choose a level. The Trap 1 Enabled check box on the

 

SNMP Properties dialog must be enabled to access this pull-down

 

menu. Trap severity levels include Unknown, Emergency, Alert, Criti-

 

cal, Error, Warning, Notify, Info, Debug, and Mark

 

 

1Trap address (other than 0.0.0.0) and trap port combinations must be unique. For example, if trap 1 and trap 2 have the same address, then they must have different port values. Similarly, if trap 1 and 2 have the same port value, they must have different addresses.

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