User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Figure 2.1: VMR Series - Front Panel (Model VMR-16HD20-1 Shown)
- Figure 2.2: VMR Series - Back Panel (Model VMR-16HD20-1 Shown)
- Figure 2.3: NPS Series - Front Panel (Model NPS-16HD20-1 Shown)
- Figure 2.4: NPS Series - Back Panel (Model NPS-16HD20-1 Shown)
- Figure 5.1: Boot Priority Example 1
- Figure 5.2: Boot Priority Example 2
- Figure 9.1: The Help Menu (Administrator Mode; Text Interface - VMR Shown)
- Figure 14.1: Web Access Parameters (Text Interface Only)
- Figure B.1: RS232 SetUp Port Interface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Unit Description
- 3. Getting Started
- 4. Hardware Installation
- 5. Basic Configuration
- 5.1. Communicating with the VMR or NPS Unit
- 5.2. Configuration Menus
- 5.3. Defining System Parameters
- 5.4. User Accounts
- 5.5. Managing User Accounts
- 5.6. The Plug Group Directory
- 5.7. Defining Plug Parameters
- 5.8. Serial Port Configuration
- 5.9. Network Configuration
- 5.10. Save User Selected Parameters
- 6. Reboot Options
- 7. Alarm Configuration
- 8. The Status Screens
- 9. Operation
- 10. SSH Encryption
- 11. Syslog Messages
- 12. SNMP Traps
- 13. Operation via SNMP
- 14. Setting Up SSL Encryption
- 15. Saving and Restoring Configuration Parameters
- 16. Upgrading VMR/NPS Firmware
- 17. Command Reference Guide
- Appendix A. Specifications
- Appendix B. Interface Descriptions
- Appendix C. Customer Service
- Index
12-1
12. SNMP Traps
SNMP is an acronym for "Simple Network Management Protocol". The SNMP Trap
function allows the VMR/NPS to send Alarm Notification messages to two different
SNMP managers, each time one of the Alarms discussed in Section 7 is triggered.
Note:
• The SNMP feature cannot be configured via the SNMP Manager.
• SNMP reading ability is limited to the System Group.
• The SNMP feature includes the ability to be polled by an SNMP Manager.
• Once SNMP Trap Parameters have been defined, SNMP Traps will be
sent each time an Alarm is triggered. For more information on Alarm
Configuration, please refer to Section 7.
12.1. Configuration:
To configure the SNMP Trap function, proceed as follows:
1. Access command mode using an account that permits Administrator level
commands.
2. SNMPTrapParameters: Access the SNMP Trap Parameters Menu as described in
Section 5.9.7. Set the following:
a) SNMPManagers1and2: The address(es) that will receive SNMP Traps
that are generated by one of the Alarms discussed in Section 7. Consult
your network administrator to determine the IP address(es) for the SNMP
Manager(s), then use the Network Parameters menu to set the IP address
for each SNMP Manager. Note that it is not necessary to define both SNMP
Managers.
Notes:
• To enable the SNMP Trap feature, you must define at least one SNMP
Manager. SNMP Traps are automatically enabled when at least one SNMP
Manager has been defined.
• The SNMP Trap submenu in the Text Interface includes a Ping Test function
that can be used to ping the user-selected SNMP Managers to verify that
a valid IP address has been entered. In order for the Ping Test feature to
function, your network and/or firewall must be configured to allow ping
commands.
b) TrapCommunity: Consult your network administrator, and then use the
Network Parameters menus to set the Trap Community.
Once SNMP Trap Parameters have been defined, the VMR/NPS will send an SNMP Trap
each time an alarm is triggered.