SNMP page field descriptions

Last Updated : Nov 10, 2020 |
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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.