User's Guide

By default, an empty template is made available for immediate use. Use this empty template to create
your first SNMP Trap. To add additional traps, use the green + icon to create a new blank template.
When you add a new SNMP Trap, a new block is created for it. You can hover on each of these blocks to
get a synopsis of the configuration for that block.
Multiple SNMP Traps can be generated for a Alarm Action Manager rule set.
For each SNMP Trap, provide the following information:
Field Description
Server Address The IP address of your remote SNMP server.
SNMP Port The port on which your SNMP server is listening for notifications.
Community String The community string for the receiving SNMP Server. This string is a
series of characters manipulated as a group, in this instance for
SNMP.
Transport Specifies the transport protocol to use for sending the SNMP traps.
The available protocols are:
• UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
• TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
In general, UDP is used for transmitting SNMP traps. However, TCP
can be used for tunneling the traps over SSL (Secure Sockets
Layer).
Max Queue Size Specifies the maximum queue size for the notifications. Choose a
size from the drop-down list.
Send Time The choices Send SNMP Trap on alarm active, Send SNMP Trap on
alarm active, clear, and expire, and Send every <dutation> enable
configuring when the SNMP traps are sent to the server.
Info Gathering
Info Gathering actions are a set of actions that you can take to gather more information about the state
of your AirDefense system when particular alarms are raised in your system. When such alarms are
raised, you can configure your system to automatically generate syslog entries.
Use the General tab of the Info Gathering control to configure the various settings.
Similarly, use the Sys Log tab of this screen to configure generating Sys Log entries for these alarms.
General Actions
The General tab of the Info Gathering field provides you with the following information gathering tools:
• AP Test - Runs a pre-configured AP test profile when the specified alarms are generated.
• Frame Capture - An action that monitors and analyzes real-time data flow in your network and saves
the data for analysis.
• Vulnerability Assessment - Runs a pre-configured Vulnerability Assessment test when the specified
alarms are generated.
Add Alarm Action Manager Rule Set
Configuration
204 Extreme AirDefense User Guide for version 10.5.