Configuring a trap receiver

To configure a trap receiver, perform the following steps.

Note: Trap receiver cannot be configured if FIPS mode is enabled.
  1. Click Configure on the left pane and select System.
  2. Click Management and select Trap Receiver.

    The Trap Receiver window is displayed as shown in the figure below.

    Configuring a trap receiver

  3. Click Add Trap Receiver to configure a new trap receiver.

    The Trap Receiver window is displayed as shown here.

    Adding a new trap receiver

  4. Click ipv4 or ipv6 and then type the IP address of the destination of the route in the IP Address field.
  5. Type the UDP port number of the host that will receive the trap in the UDP Port Number field.
  6. Type an arbitrary value made of two five-digit integers joined by a colon in the Security Name or Community field. Each string in the community name can be a number from 0 through 65535.
  7. Select the Encrypt (Turn off for V3) check box to enable or disable encryption for a particular string. It is turned off for V3.
  8. Select one of the following options in the Security Model list:
    • V1
    • V2C
    • V3
  9. For V3 only, select one of the following options in the Security Level (Only for V3) list:
    • noAuth --Allow all packets.
    • authNoPriv --Allow only authenticated packets.
    • authPriv --A password is required.
  10. Click Add.

    The message The change has been made is displayed. To view the trap receiver entries, click Show.

    To delete the trap receiver, click Delete. To reset the data entered in the configuration pane, click Reset.

Parent topic: Configuring System Components