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Chapter 13
| Basic Administration Protocols
Simple Network Management Protocol
To send an inform to a SNMPv3 host, complete these steps:
1.
Enable the SNMP agent
2.
Create a local SNMPv3 user to use in the message exchange process
(page
393). If the user specified in the trap configuration page does not
exist, an SNMPv3 group will be automatically created using the name of the
specified local user, and default settings for the read, write, and notify view.
3.
Create a view with the required notification messages
4.
Create a group that includes the required notify view
5.
Enable trap informs as described in the following pages.
Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
SNMP Version 1
◆
IP Address – IP address of a new management station to receive notification
message (i.e., the targeted recipient).
◆
Version – Specifies whether to send notifications as SNMP v1, v2c, or v3 traps.
(Default: v1)
◆
Community String – Specifies a valid community string for the new trap
manager entry. (Range: 1-32 characters, case sensitive)
Although you can set this string in the Configure Trap – Add page, we
recommend defining it in the Configure User – Add Community page.
◆
UDP Port – Specifies the UDP port number used by the trap manager.
(Default: 162)
SNMP Version 2c
◆
IP Address – IP address of a new management station to receive notification
message (i.e., the targeted recipient).
◆
Version – Specifies whether to send notifications as SNMP v1, v2c, or v3 traps.
◆
Notification Type
Traps – Notifications are sent as trap messages.
■
Inform – Notifications are sent as inform messages. Note that this option is
■
only available for version 2c and 3 hosts. (Default: traps are used)
Timeout – The number of seconds to wait for an acknowledgment
■
before resending an inform message. (Range: 0-2147483647
centiseconds; Default: 1500 centiseconds)
(page
379).
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(page
383).
(page
385).
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