Specifications

How to Configure the SNMPTrap Service
Console's SNMPTrap Service (snmptrapd) must know the user credentials of a sending agent (on the device)
before a trap can be received. If this information is not provided trap messages will be dropped by SNMPTrap
Service.
There are two ways to configure Trap Receiver information: Using the Console's Trap Receiver
Configuration window or by manually adding user information to the snmptrapd.conf file using a text editor.
Instructions for the latter are provided in the
snmptrapd.conf
file located on the server in the <install
area>\
NetSight Console\server\bin
directory.
Using the Trap Receiver Configuration Window
The Trap Receiver Configuration view is accessible from the right−click menu when clicking a device in
Console's left (tree) panel.
NOTES:
Changes that you make in this window alter the
snmptrapd.conf
file. The
snmptrapd.conf
file is located on the server in the <install area>\
NetSight
Console\server\bin
directory. After making changes, you must restart the SNMPTrap
Service on the NetSight Server. Refer to Restarting snmptrapd for more information.
1.
The
snmptrapd.conf
is not preserved during the Console Uninstall.2.
In Console, expand the left panel, right−click on one or more devices or device groups, and select
Trap Receiver Configuration.
1.
Click the snmptrapd tab.2.
Click Add Entry. This adds a new row to the table.
For the next step, you'll need an SNMPv3 Credential. If you do not already have a credential defined,
go to the Authorization/Device Access − Profiles/Credentials tab where you can create one.
Otherwise, go on to Step 4.
3.
Click in the Credential Name column for the device where you want to set a specific SNMPv3
credential and select your SNMPv3 AuthPriv credential from the drop−down list. The
snmptrapd.conf Text area shows the text of your entry in the configuration file.
You can also type user credentials directly into the snmptrapd.conf Text area to add entries to the
configuration file. The format for user information is:
createUser username (MD5|SHA) passphrase [DES passphrase]
Example − for an AuthPriv user you might enter the following line in the file:
createUser myAuthPrivUser MD5 mypassword DES myotherpassword
Where myAuthPrivUser is the security user name, mypassword is your authentication password and
myotherpassword is your encryption password. The authentication and privacy parameters are
optional depending on whether you are using authentication and/or privacy.
4.
Click Save and Close. The user credentials have been added to the snmptrapd.conf file.5.
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