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BreezeNET DS.11b User’s Guide
Manual Version 1.0
is an authentication failure or a link up or down is detected. The trap host alert
will enable the network administrator to verify whether the reset or forced
reload action was an authorized action or not.
Enable Trap Host Alerts
To activate the trap host mechanism:
1. Start the AP Manager and select the Base Station.
2. Click the
Edit button to connect to the Base Station.
3. Select the
SNMP tab to display the SNMP parameters.
4. In the field
Trap Host IP Address enter:
! Any valid IP address - To this IP address a message is send if the Base
Station is reset.
!
0.0.0.0 - (Initial value) - To disable SNMP Trap Agent.
5. Enter a password in the field
Trap Host Password.
Choose a password that corresponds to the password set at the Trap Host
to filter unsolicited or unauthorized SNMP Trap messages at the Trap Host.
The Trap Host IP Password will be embedded in the SNMP Trap messages
sent by this Base Station. If the Trap Host receives a message without or
with an unknown password, the Trap message will be ignored.
! Valid Values: Any alphanumeric value in the range of a-z, 0-9 with a
minimum of 2 and a maximum of 31 characters.
! Initial Value: public
6. Press
OK to return save the new configuration to the Base Station and to
return to the main AP Manager window.
When you activate the trap host alerts, be aware of the following:
! The IP address should identify the trap host station, i.e. the network
management station that will be used to receive the trap messages.
! The trap host password is included in the trap messages and will help the
trap host station to identify whether a received trap host message came
from its own domain or not.
Trap Host Messages
The following message types can be distinguished:
! Call boot trap messages
! Authentication failure messages
! Link up or down messages