Alerting

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Use the Configuration > Alerting page to enable and configure SNMP alerting.

There are 2 methods of SNMP alerting that you can enable on the Setup tab:

Allow your SNMP manager to poll the appliance for standard SNMP counters (see Enable SNMP polling (monitoring)).

Configure the appliance to send SNMP traps for selected events to your SNMP manager (see Enable SNMP traps).

After enabling the SNMP trap server on the appliance, use the Alerts tab to configure which events cause a trap to be sent. See Enable specific alerts.

Enable SNMP polling (monitoring)

Under Monitoring Server, click On.

Select the SNMP version (v1, v2c, or v3) used in your network.

With SNMP v1 and v2c, a suffix (-proxy, -web, -na, or -email) is appended to the community name to indicate the originating module for the counter.

With SNMP v3, you can specify the context name (PROXY, WEB, NA, or EMAIL) to poll counters for each module.

If you selected v1 or v2c, provide the Community name for the appliance, and then click OK.

You have completed your SNMP monitoring configuration.

If you selected v3, select the Security level (None, Authentication only, or Authentication and Encryption) used in your network, and the User name to associate with SNMP communication.

If you selected a security level that includes authentication, also enter and confirm the Password for the selected user name, then select the Authentication protocol (MD5 or SHA).

If you selected authentication and encryption, select the Encryption protocol (DES or AES), and then enter and confirm the Encryption key used for encryption.

Click OK to implement your changes.

Enable SNMP traps

Before enabling the appliance to send SNMP traps, download the appliance MIB file using the link in the Trap Server section of the Configuration > Alerting page. The MIB file must be installed in your SNMP manager before it can interpret traps sent by the appliance.

When you are ready for the appliance to start sending SNMP traps:

Under Trap Server, click On, and then select the SNMP version (v1, v2c, or v3) used in your network.

For SNMP v1 or v2c, provide the following information:

The Community name to associate with traps sent by the appliance

The IP address and port used by your SNMP manager.

To verify your configuration, click Send Test Trap. If the test trap succeeds, click OK to apply and save your changes. See Enable specific alerts to configure which events cause a trap to be sent.

If there is a problem sending the test trap, verify the community name, IP address, and port, and make sure that the network allows communication between the appliance C interface and the SNMP manager.

For SNMP v3, enter the Engine ID and IP address of your SNMP manager, as well as the Port used for SNMP communication.

Select the Security level (None, Authentication only, or Authentication and Encryption) used in your network, and the User name to associate with SNMP communication.

If you selected a security level that includes authentication, enter the Password for the selected user name, and then select the Authentication protocol (MD5 or SHA).

If you selected authentication and encryption, select the Encryption protocol (DES or AES), and then enter the Encryption key used for encryption.

To verify your configuration, click Send Test Trap. If the test trap succeeds, click OK to implement your changes. See Enable specific alerts to configure which events cause a trap to be sent.

If there is a problem sending the test trap, verify the engine ID and authentication settings and values, and verify that the network allows communication between the appliance and the SNMP manager.