Specifications

Configuration View Novell LANtern Network Monitor
3-2 Management Module Guide
The Trap Notification button accesses the Trap Notification Table. The
Trap Notification Table allows you to specify the stations that will receive trap
messages.
Stations specified to receive trap messages can be designated as either
primary or backup stations, as follows:
To specify a primary or backup station to receive trap messages, follow these
steps:
1. Navigate to the Trap Notification Table.
2. Select Update from the File menu.
3. Enter the IP Address of the primary or backup station you want to receive
trap messages in the New Notification IP Address field.
4. Select Close/Update from the File menu.
5. Click OK at the Save Updated Information? prompt.
6. Click the Select Parameters button.
7. Specify the following parameters:
Notification Status Select either primary or backup. (The
default is primary.)
Notification Retries Select the number of times the trap
message will be transmitted — 2, 4, 8, or
10. (The default is 2.)
Notification Timeout Select the time interval for confirmation of
trap message reception — 10 seconds, 30
seconds, 45 seconds, or 1 minute. (The
default is 10 seconds.)
8. Specify the traps you are interested in receiving from the Trap Mask list
using the File/Update feature described above.
9. Specify the traps you are interested in confirming from the Confirm Mask
list using the File/Update feature described above.
If you are specifying a backup station, follow these additional steps:
10. Click the Set Notification Backup IP Address button.
Trap Notification
NOTE
To specify a station in the Trap Notification Table to receive trap messages, the
station must also be specified in the Client Table.