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Command Attributes
• Trap Manager Capability – This switch supports up to five trap
managers.
• Current – Displays a list of the trap managers currently configured.
• Trap Manager IP Address – IP address of a new management station
to receive notification messages.
• Trap Manager Community String – Specifies a valid community
string for the new trap manager entry. Though you can set this string in
the Trap Managers table, we recommend that you define this string in the
SNMP Configuration page (for Version 1 or 2c clients), or define a
corresponding “User Name” in the SNMPv3 Users page (for Version 3
clients). (Range: 1-32 characters, case sensitive)
• Trap UDP Port – Specifies the UDP port number used by the trap
manager.
• Trap Version – Indicates if the user is running SNMP v1, v2c, or v3.
(Default: v1)
• Trap Security Level – When trap version 3 is selected, you must specify
one of the following security levels. (Default: noAuthNoPriv)
- noAuthNoPriv – There is no authentication or encryption used in
SNMP communications.
- AuthNoPriv – SNMP communications use authentication, but the
data is not encrypted (only available for the SNMPv3 security model).
- AuthPriv – SNMP communications use both authentication and
encryption (only available for the SNMPv3 security model).
• Trap 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)
- Retry times – The maximum number of times to resend an inform
message if the recipient does not acknowledge receipt. (Range: 0-255;
Default: 3)