Configure SNMP Traps Notification

GigaVUE-FM sends SNMP Trap notification for the GigaVUE-FM events such as Image Upgrade Status, Backup operation Status to the configured SNMP trap receivers. GigaVUE-FM sends SNMP v2c/v3 trap notifications to specified receivers.

Note:  You can configure a maximum of 10 SNMP receivers.

Configuring SNMP traps notification consists of the following steps:

■   Configure Notification Receivers
■   Enable SNMP Trap and Events

Configure Notification Receivers

To configure a notification receiver follower in a bidirectional clock relationship (formerly slave) and enable the SNMP sever, do the following:

1.   Select Settings > Event Notification > SNMP Server.
2. Click Add. The Add SNMP Server page appears.
3. Configure the notification receivers by doing the following:
a. Enter the IP address of the trap receivers in the Hostname / IP Address field.
b. Click in the SNMP Version field and select v2c or v3 from the drop-down list.

If you select v3, you should enter the User Name and select any of the following Security Level in the drop-down list:

•   noAuthNoPriv – Does not provide authentication or encryption.
•   AuthNoPriv – Provides authentication but does not provide encryption. When you select this security level, you should also select the required Authentication protocol and should also provide its password.
•   AuthPriv – Provides both authentication and encryption. When you select this security level, you should also select the required Authentication and Encryption protocols, and should also provide their passwords.

The following table provides information about the field or fields that should be selected for the above mentioned security levels:

Security Level

Auth Protocol and Auth Password

Priv Protocol and Priv Password

noAuthNoPriv No

No

AuthNoPriv Yes.

No

AuthPriv Yes

Yes

c. Enter the server port number in the SNMP Port field. The default port number is 162.
d. Enter the community string in the Community field for SNMP Version v2c. For example, public.
4. Click Save.

Validate SNMP Receiver Configuration

To validate the SNMP Receiver Configuration, do the following:

1.   Select Settings > Event Notification > SNMP Server.
2. Select the receiver and clickSend Test SNMP Trap to send a test trap to the selected SNMP receiver.

Enable SNMP Trap and Events

To enable events for SNMP Server Trap notifications, refer to

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