User guide

Chapter 3: DSAuth Server 23
NOTE: SNMP trap logging cannot be enabled if SNMP services have not been installed.
All SNMP traps are logged in the DS[mm][yy][dd].csv audit log file, where [mm] is the month,
[dd] is the day and [yy] is the year when log entries were last added.
The audit log file contains the following columns:
• DATE - Date of the log entry
• TIME - Time the log entry was made
• EVENT TYPE - Type of log entry, which is 9 SNMP_TRAP for SNMP traps
• USERNAME - Username of the user who created the trap, or “Unknown Username” if the
username is not given
• DEVICE_PORT - Displays the following for SNMP traps:
Appliance:[appliance name]::[appliance IP address]::[community of the trap]
• DESCRIPTION - Displays the following for SNMP traps:
[generic trap code]:[specific trap code]::
[generic trap name]::[specific description of trap]
To configure SNMP trap logging:
1. From the DSView management software menu, select Options - System Settings.
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Click the System Settings toolbar icon.
The Global Settings dialog box will appear.
2. Click the Enable SNMP Trap Log checkbox to log SNMP traps over UDP port 161.
3. Enter the community of the traps you wish to log in the SNMP Trap Community text field. The
default community is public.
4. In the Delete logfiles older than text field, specify the number of days to keep the audit log file.
5. Specify the pathname for the audit log file in the File Location text field.
6. Click OK to save the settings and close the dialog box.
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Click Cancel to exit the dialog box without saving.
To use SNMP trap logging:
1. Install and configure TCP/IP on the DSAuth Server.
2. Install the SNMP service on the DSAuth Server, configure the host as trap recipient and enable
the traps.
3. Enable the SNMP service on the DSAuth Server.