Configuring System Information
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ProSafe M5300 Switch
Trap Configuration
This page displays an entry for every active Trap Receiver. To access this page, click System
SNMP SNMP V1/V2 Trap Configuration.
To configure SNMPv1/v2 traps:
1. To add a host that will receive SNMP traps, enter trap configuration information in the
available fields described below, and then click ADD.
a. Community Name - Enter the community string for the SNMP trap packet to be sent
to the trap manager. This may be up to 16 characters and is case sensitive.
b. Version - Select the trap version to be used by the receiver from the pull down
menu:
• SNMP v1 - Uses SNMP v1 to send traps to the receiver.
• SNMP v2 - Uses SNMP v2 to send traps to the receiver.
c. Protocol - Select the protocol to be used by the receiver from the pull down menu.
Select the IPv4 if the receiver's address is IPv4 address or IPv6 if the receiver's
address is IPv6.
d. Address - Enter the IPv4 address in x.x.x.x format or IPv6 address in
xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx or a hostname starting with an alphabet to
receive SNMP traps from this device. Length of address can not exceed 158
characters.
e. Status - Select the receiver's status from the pull-down menu:
• Enable - Send traps to the receiver
• Disable - Do not send traps to the receiver.
2. To modify information about an existing SNMP recipient, select the check box next to the
recipient, change the desired fields, and then click APPLY. Configuration changes take effect
immediately.
3. To delete a recipient, select the check box next to the recipient and click DELETE.
4. Click CANCEL to cancel the configuration on the screen and reset the data on the screen to
the latest value of the switch.