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NET.CFG Options Reference
Desktop SNMP Option
NOTE: Always enclose the name, location, or contact information in quotation marks.
SNMPENABLEAUTHENTRAP [on | off]
Instructs the Desktop SNMP to send a trap message if someone without
proper access tries to use SNMP to get or change information that Desktop
SNMP manages.
SYSCONTACT “contact”
Informs the SNMP manager of your workstation’s system administrator.
Syntax snmpenableauthentrap [on | off]
Default off
Example To increase security on your workstation, you would
enable the Desktop SNMP to send a trap message to the
manager by placing the following lines in your NET.CFG
file:
desktop snmp
snmpenableauthentrap on
Syntax syscontact “contact”
Default None
Example To notify the SNMP manager that the name of your
workstation’s system administrator is “Bob Jones” at
“x324,” you would place the following lines in your
NET.CFG file:
desktop snmp
syscontact “Bob Jones x324”