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Configuring SNMP Responses
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Proventia Network IPS G and GX Appliance User Guide
Configuring SNMP Responses
Introduction You can configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) notification responses
for connection, security, and user-defined events that pull certain values and send them to
an SNMP manager.
How SNMP works Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a set of protocols used for managing
networks. SNMP-compliant devices, called agents, store data about themselves in
Management Information Bases (MIBs) and return this data to SNMP management
applications, such as HP OpenView. SNMP agents only communicate with SNMP
management applications located in the same community. A community is set by the user
for basic authentication purposes.
About the ISS MIB
file
To display the ISS-assigned Event Name in SNMP trap messages, you can import or
compile the ISS MIB file (
iss.mib ) into an SNMP management application such as
Hewlett-Packard OpenView. The ISS MIB file defines the format of ISS SNMP traps, and is
used by your management application to provide translations of the numeric Object
Identifiers (OIDs) contained in the trap messages. You can download the iss.mib file from
the ISS Download Center at
http://www.iss.net/download/ . For more information
about using the SNMP management application, see the SNMP management application
software documentation.
Adding SNMP
responses
To add SNMP responses:
1. Do one of the following:
■ In Proventia Manager, select Responses.
■ In SiteProtector, select Response Objects.
2. Select the SNMP tab.
3. Click Add.
4. Complete the settings as indicated in the following table.
5. Click OK.
6. Save your changes.
Setting Description
Name Type a meaningful name for the response.
Tip: This is the name that appears when you select responses for events, so
you should give the response a name that allows users to easily identify what
they are selecting.
Manager Type the server IP address where the SNMP Manager is running.
The SNMP Host must be accessible to the appliance to send SNMP traps.
Community Type a valid name (public or private) used to authenticate with the SNMP
agent.