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Monitoring Trap and Event Messages

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Conﬁguring Trap Messages

There are two parts to conﬁguring trap messages:

• Conﬁguring the router’s SNMP agent to send trap messages to the SNMP

manager, which is your Site Manager workstation

• Using the Trap Monitor to view and manage trap messages

To set up the router’s trap capability, go to the next section.

Conﬁguring the Router’s SNMP Agent

Every Bay Networks router incorporates an SNMP management agent. The agent

is a software entity included with the software image on the ﬂash card or diskette.

The SNMP agent responds to commands and requests from an SNMP manager,

that is, your Site Manager workstation. The agent then interprets the commands

and performs the required task.

Before using the Trap Monitor, you must conﬁgure the SNMP agent on the router.

After you set up the agent, you specify the types of trap messages you want to

collect, then use the Trap Monitor to view and manage the messages.

You must conﬁgure the SNMP agent on the router to:

• Identify your Site Manager workstation as an SNMP manager.

• Send speciﬁed trap messages to your Site Manager workstation.

To conﬁgure the SNMP agent, use the Conﬁguration Manager.

For more information about SNMP, refer to Conﬁguring SNMP, RMON, BootP,

DHCP, and RARP Services.