Configuring A New Network Management Station - Alcatel Omni Switch/Router User Manual

Configuring SNMP Parameters and Traps
6) Broadcast Traps
When broadcast traps are enabled, the switch transmits traps to all NMS stations in the default
group. If you enable this parameter, unicast traps (see option 6 below) will automatically be
disabled. The default for broadcast traps is
following command:
The following prompt displays:
Enter the
UDP
used for traps; however, the destination port can be re-defined to accommodate a network
management station using a nonstandard port.
7) Unicast Traps
When unicast traps are enabled, the switch transmits traps only to the
in the
If you enable this parameter, broadcast traps (see option 5 above) will automatically be
disabled. The default for unicast traps is disabled. To enable unicast traps, enter the follow-
ing command:
Configuring a New Network Management Station
a. To define a new network management station, enter 8, followed by an equal sign ( ), and
the address of the network management station to receive traps. You can define a maxi-
IP
mum of ten network management stations. They must be numbered sequentially from 8
through 17. If network management stations are already shown on the display for this
menu, use the next highest number to add another station. The following is an example of
how to define the first network management station:
The following prompt displays:
Each trap in the switch is assigned a mask that consists of "words". The mask value
this default (all traps enabled for words 0 and 1), press <
one or more specific traps for words 0 and 1, you must calculate their bit configurations
and enter the new mask value at the prompt. Trap types and their bit positions are listed
in the tables beginning on page 13-11.
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destination port for the traps.
The destination port configured here must corre-
spond to the destination port configured at the
UDP
receiving network management station(s).
list below this field.
If both broadcast and unicast traps are disabled, then
the switch does not transmit any traps.
indicates that all traps are enabled for words 0 and 1. If you want to accept
. To enable broadcast traps, enter the
port 162 is the default port and is commonly
UDP
o Note o
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address(es) defined
IP
>. If you want to enable