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5. Select the appropriate SNMP Version (v1 or v2) from the pull-down menu for this particular SNMP server.
6. Click the Apply button to save the entries.
Setting the Trap Configuration for SNMP V3
To set the trap notification destination for the SNMP v3 servers, add one or more entries to SNMP v3 Trap Configuration
table.
1. Click the Add button to add a new entry to the table.
2. Specify a Destination IP addresses for the systems that will receive notification when an SNMP trap is generated.
3. Specify a destination User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port for receiving the traps that are sent by SNMP agents. UDP
offers direct connection for sending and receiving datagrams over an IP network.
4. Specify a Username that matches one of the user names added on the SNMP Access screen.
5. Specify a Security level from noAuth (no authorization required), AuthNoPriv (authorization without encryption), or
AuthPriv (authorization with encryption).
6. Specify a password for the user.
When entering the same username on the SNMP Traps and SNMP Access screens, the password
entered on the SNMP Traps page will overwrite the password entered on the SNMP Access
page. To avoid this problem enter the same password on both pages.
7. Click the Apply button to save changes
Selecting Traps
The SMNP Trap screen allow the administrator to specify the types of network events that generate traps, and who to notify
regarding the events. SNMP traps are generated according to predefined types of network events that are considered
important to manage. This information is asynchronously reported to the switch’s SNMP network-management system by
switch-managed entities. Notification is sent to the responsible individuals whose IP addresses are listed for trap
notification.