Specifications

Console(config)#
Traps
On the Traps page, you can specify management stations that receive authentication failure messages and other trap messages from the switch.
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The following options are available:
l Trap Manager Capability — Indicates that the switch supports up to five trap managers
l Trap Manager List — Displays a list of the trap managers currently configured
l IP address — Specifies the IP address of a new management station to receive trap messages
l Community String — Identifies the community string for the new trap manager you are creating
To add a trap manager, type the new IP address in the IP Address box, type the appropriate SNMP community in the Community String box, and then click
Add Trap Manager. To delete a trap manager, click the entry in the Trap Manager List, and then click Remove Trap Manager.
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CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the SNMP/Traps page.
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Example
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NOTICE: The switch does not prevent IP addresses that are not in the Trap Manager list from accessing the switch through SNMP. You only need a
valid community string for access.
Command
Usage
snmp-server host host-addr community-string
Specifies the recipient of an SNMP notification operation
snmp-server enable traps [authentication | link-up-down]
Enables the device to send SNMP traps