User`s manual

Setting SNMP Traps
Web version
You can configure the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) on your BitStorm L3S Switch to:
Send traps, or error messages, to one or more management stations
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Define community names, or passwords, to limit access to the Switch.●
Community names
Community names cannot be defined in the Web version. All community names and access rights are set using
either the Console or Command Line versions.
Set trap destinations
You can monitor significant events on your network by having the Switch send error messages, called traps, to a
network management system or console.
For example, a trap might record errors and packet overflows that
signal network congestion. Along with the status and statistics reporting, traps are invaluable for troubleshooting.
The Switch issues these traps, which can be identified by their trap number in any SNMP management system:
Trap Number
Definition
0
coldStart Switch is reinitializing after a shut down
1
warmStart Switch is reinitializing after a warm start
2
linkDown Communication link to the Switch is down
3
linkUp Communication link to the Switch is up
4
authenticationFailure
Switch has received an SNMP packet from an
unauthorized station
To set the Switch to send traps to different management stations, select SNMP Settings from Configuration on
the Main Menu. The Trap Management screen appears:
The Switch has a very simple way to enter the management stations that you want to receive traps.
Whenever an SNMP management station polls the Switch, the Switch stores that station's IP address
information. These learned stations appear in the Trap Management screen with an attribute of dynamic. You
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