SNMP notifications

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a standard protocol for managing networks and exchanging messages. The system can send SNMP messages that notify personnel about an event. You can use an SNMP manager to view the SNMP messages that the system sends.

You can use the Management Information Base (MIB) file for SNMP to configure a network management program to receive SNMP messages that are sent by the system. This file can be used with SNMP messages from all versions of the software.

You can use your browser to download the MIB file by clicking Download MIB.

Setting up SNMP notifications

Event notifications are reported to the SNMP destinations of your choice. To specify an SNMP destination, you must provide a valid IP address and SNMP community string. A maximum of six SNMP destinations can be specified. To add an SNMP destination, complete these steps:

Select Actions > Add.
Enter the IP address, the port and the community of the destination that you want to add. A valid community string can contain up to 60 letters or digits (most characters). The default port is 162 and the default community is public.
Select events to monitor. The possible types of event notifications are error, warning and information. Error events are selected by default.
Click Add.

To modify destination information, select the destination from the list, then select Actions > Modify. Change the information and click Modify.

To remove a destination, select the destination, then select Actions > Remove. The destination is removed; there is no warning message.

You can change the columns that are displayed for each destination. Select Actions > Change Columns and select or deselect the columns that you want to display.