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 and enable the SNMP sever, do the following:

1.   Select Settings > Event Notification > SNMP Server.
2. Click Add. The Add SNMP Server dialog appears.
3. Configure the notification receivers by doing the following:
a. Enter the alias name of the SNMP server.
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. The authentication type is either md5 or sha1 or sha256 or sha384 or sha512, which specifies the mechanism to use for password hashing.
•   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 authentication type is either md5 or sha1 or sha256 or sha384 or sha512, which specifies the mechanism to use for password hashing. The privacy type specifies the level of encryption for the password, which is either des or aes-128 or aes-256.

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 Ok.

SNMP server details is added to the list view.

The SNMP Server page has the following buttons:

Button Description
Add

Use to add SNMP server details.
Filter

Use to filter the SNMP Server based on the selected criteria.
Actions

Use the Actions button to perform the following operations:

  • Clone: To clone an existing SNMP server. Enter a new name for the cloned SNMP server. You can also edit other fields, as required.
  • Edit/Delete: To edit and delete the existing notifications.
Export/Export All Use to export the SNMP server details in CSV or XLSX format.

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 click Send 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 Event Notifications