SNMP page field descriptions

Last Updated : Jun 05, 2026 |

Use this page to view information about any SNMP trap configurations already administered on the Experience Portal system and to access the SNMP Agent settings. You can also use this page to add or change SNMP traps.

Column or Button

Description

Add

Opens the Add SNMP Trap Configuration page.

Delete

Deletes the selected SNMP traps.

Test

Sends a test alarm notification to all servers so that you can verify the functionality of the traps.

SNMP Agent Settings

Opens the SNMP Agent Settings page.

SNMP Device Notification Settings

Opens the SNMP Device Notification Settings page where you can change how device notifications are sent.
Note:

The system displays the following columns only if you add an SNMP Trap.

Column or Button

Description

Selection check box

Indicates which SNMP traps you want to delete.

Host Address

The IP address or fully qualified domain name of the SNMP manager that receives the SNMP traps.

To change settings for an SNMP trap configuration, click the name or address in this field. Experience Portal opens the Change SNMP Trap Configuration page.

Enable

Whether this SNMP trap is active.

Device

The options are:

  • SSG/SAL: Experience Portal sends SNMP traps to an Avaya Services Security Gateway (SSG)/Secure Access Link (SAL).

    Note:

    Experience Portal sends only Initialization and Administration System (INADS) traps to the SSG.

  • NMS: Experience Portal sends SNMP traps to a customer-provided Network Management System (NMS).

    Note:

    The Experience Portal system does not send INADS traps to the NMS.

Transport Protocol

The options are:

  • UDP: The transport protocol is set to User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

  • TCP: The transport protocol is set to Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).

Port

The port number the Experience Portal system uses to send SNMP traps.

Type

The options are:

  • Trap: Experience Portal sends notifications with the SNMP trap command.

  • Inform: Experience Portal sends notifications with the SNMP inform command.

SNMP Version

The options are:

  • 1: The SNMP agent uses SNMP Version 1 to send notifications.

  • 2c: The SNMP agent uses SNMP Version 2c to send notifications.

  • 3: The SNMP agent uses SNMP Version 3 to send notifications.

Security Name

The character string the Experience Portal SNMP agent uses as the identification name for the configuration.

Authentication Protocol

If the SNMP Version field is set to 3, this can be:

  • None: The system performs no authentication and you cannot use an Authentication Password. If you select this option, you must also set the Privacy Protocol field to None.

  • MD5: Authentication is performed using the Message Digest 5 (MD5) protocol. This is the default.

  • SHA: Authentication is performed using the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) protocol.

Privacy Protocol

If the SNMP Version field is set to 3, this can be:

  • None: The system performs no message encryption and you cannot set a Privacy Password.

    You must select this option if the Authentication Protocol field is set to None.

  • DES: The Data Encryption Standard (DES) protocol is used to encrypt SNMP Version 3 messages.

  • AES128: The Advanced Encryption Standard 128 (AES128) protocol is used to encrypt SNMP Version 3 messages. This is the default.

  • AES192: The Advanced Encryption Standard 192 (AES192) protocol is used to encrypt SNMP Version 3 messages.

  • AES256: The Advanced Encryption Standard 256 (AES256) protocol is used to encrypt SNMP Version 3 messages.