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Adding a New Trap Destination

To create a new trap destination, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Settings tab, then click Trap Destinations in the navigation area. The Trap Destinations page appears.Image s001182.gif
  2. Click Add New. A new row appears in the Trap Destinations table.
  3. Add the trap destinations information in the row fields. See Trap Destinations Table Field Descriptions for trap destination parameters.
  4. Click Save Changes.

Trap Destinations Table Field Descriptions

Table 44 describes the Trap Destinations table command buttons.

Table 44: Trap Destinations Command Buttons and Field Descriptions

Button NameDescriptionPrivilegesEnabled/DisabledResults

Save Changes

Saves any changes made in the Trap Destinations table.

AIM Admin

Enabled when you add a new trap destination

Saves new changes.

Add New

Adds a new row in the Trap Destinations table.

AIM Admin

Always enabled

Adds a blank new row in Trap Destinations table.

Delete

Deletes the selected row(s) in the Trap Destinations table.

AIM Admin

Enabled when you select a trap destination row

Deletes selected trap destination row(s).

Table 45 describes the Trap Destinations table columns.

Table 45: Trap Destinations Table Columns

Name

Description

Privileges

Range/Length

Default

Name

Unique name of trap destination.

AIM Admin

32 characters

Blank

IP Address

IP Address of network management station where AIM trap destination will be sent.

AIM Admin

1 to 65535

Blank

UDP Port

The User Data Protocol (UDP) port is a mechanism that allows a computer to simultaneously support multiple communication sessions with computers and programs on the network. A port directs the request to a particular service that can be found at that IP address.

AIM Admin

32 characters

Port 162

Community String

A community string is a password that allows access to a network device. It defines the community of people that can access the SNMP information on the device. The network operator responsible for the network device typically sets the community strings. The default strings, 'public' and 'private’.

AIM Admin

32 characters

Blank

Protocol Version

Supported Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) versions:

  • v1
  • v2c

AIM Admin

SNMP v1, v2c, and v3

SNMP v1
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