Chapter 12 Remote Management

12.8.3 SNMP Traps

SNMP traps are messages sent by the agents of each managed device to the SNMP manager. These messages inform the administrator of events in data networks handled by the device. The NWA can send the following traps to the SNMP manager.

Table 41 SNMP Traps

TRAP NAME

OBJECT IDENTIFIER #

DESCRIPTION

(OID)

 

 

Generic Traps

 

 

 

 

 

coldStart

1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.1

This trap is sent after booting (power on).

 

 

This trap is defined in RFC-1215.

 

 

 

warmStart

1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.2

This trap is sent after booting (software

 

 

reboot). This trap is defined in RFC-1215.

 

 

 

linkDown

1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.3

This trap is sent when the Ethernet link is

 

 

down.

 

 

 

linkUp

1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.4

This trap is sent when the Ethernet link is up.

 

 

 

authenticationFailure

1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.5

The device sends this trap when it receives

(defined in RFC-1215)

 

any SNMP get or set requirements with the

 

 

wrong community (password).

 

 

Note: snmpEnableAuthenTraps, OID

 

 

1.3.6.1.2.1.11.30 (defined in RFC 1214 and

 

 

RFC 1907) must be enabled on in order for

 

 

the device to send authenticationFailure

 

 

traps. Use a MIB browser to enable or disable

 

 

snmpEnableAuthenTraps.

 

 

 

Traps defined in the

 

 

ZyXEL Private MIB.

 

 

 

 

 

whyReboot

1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.5.13.0.

This trap is sent with the reason for restarting

 

1

before the system reboots (warm start).

 

 

"System reboot by user!" is added for an

 

 

intentional reboot (for example, download

 

 

new files, CI command "sys reboot").

 

 

If the system reboots because of fatal errors,

 

 

a code for the error is listed.

 

 

 

pwTFTPStatus

1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.9.2.3.3

This trap is sent to indicate the status and

 

.1

result of a TFTP client session that has ended.

 

 

 

Some traps include an SNMP interface index. The following table maps the SNMP interface indexes to the NWA’s physical and virtual ports.

Table 42 SNMP Interface Index to Physical and Virtual Port Mapping

TYPE

INTERFACE

PORT

Physical

enet0

Wireless LAN adaptor WLAN1

 

 

 

 

enet1

Ethernet port (LAN)

 

 

 

 

enet2

Wireless LAN adaptor WLAN2

 

 

 

Virtual

enet3 ~ enet9

WLAN1 in MBSSID mode

 

 

 

 

enet10 ~ enet16

WLAN2 in MBSSID mode

 

 

 

 

enet17 ~ enet21

WLAN1 in WDS mode

 

 

 

 

enet22 ~ enet26

WLAN2 in WDS mode

 

 

 

 

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