SNMP Settings

The SNMP Settings selection of the Settings menu displays a dialog box that lists the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) settings for the n-Command® MSP server. Use this dialog box to configure or edit the SNMP trap settings.

1. Select SNMP Settings from the Settings menu.

2. Enter the management server IP address in the Host 1 field. The address should be for the server that will receive the SNMP traps.

3. Enter the Port number to use on the server. The default port is 162.

4. Enter the SNMP community string to include with the trap in the Community field.

5. Select which SNMP version to use. Choose either v1 or v2c (even though version 3 appears in the drop-down menu, it is not currently supported).

6. Select the Inform check box if you want to issue version 2 inform messages instead of version 2 traps. If you select inform messages, the management station is required to send an acknowledgement message. The system resends the inform message until it is acknowledged or the maximum retries threshold is reached. The Timeout value and number of Retries can only be set once the Inform option is selected. The Timeout is entered as milliseconds and represents the amount of time the system waits before resending. The Retries value is the number of times the system will retry sending the inform message before the operation fails.

7. Enable traps for a specific alert by selecting the check box beside the alert. Use the scroll bar to move up and down the list. An Enable All and Disable All button is provided to make selecting all alerts or deselecting all alerts easier. The alerts are listed in groupings based on their associations. For example, the first six alerts listed correspond to the Device Alerts module on the Dashboard. The next six are all SNMP alerts generated by the devices. The next six alerts pertain to the n-Command MSP server conditions and correspond to the System Performance module on the Dashboard.

8. Once all settings are finalized, select Save.