How To: Common Task
- Log in to the SMS from a client.
- On the SMS toolbar, navigate to the Admin->Server Properties tab.
- Select the SNMP tab.
How To: Edit SNMP Request Settings
- In the Request Settings area, click Edit. The Edit SNMP Server Settings dialog box displays.
- In the SNMP Requests Settings dialog box, click Enable SNMP Requests.
- For SNMP Version, select Both, v2 or v3.
- For SNMP v2, you can restrict access with the SNMP 'get' community name field. The default name is 'tinapc'.
- For SNMP v3, enter the following information
- Engine ID - Identifier for the SNMP application. Generated by the SMS and cannot be edited.
- User Name - Security name associated with the SNMP application
- Authentication (verifies the sending end of the authentication packets)
- Protocol - None, HMAC-MDS, or HMAC_SHA
- Key - Secret key for the selected protocol. If no protocol is select, this field is not activated.
- Privacy (encrypts packets between the NMS and Agent)
- Protocol- None, CBC-DES, or AES
- Key- Secret key for selected protocol. If no protocol is selected, the field is not activated.
- Click OK to return to the SNMP screen.
- Click Apply.
How To: Configure the SMS to send NMS traps to a destination
- In the NMS Trap Destinations area, click Add. The NMS Trap Destination dialog box opens.
- Enter the IP Address and Port for the trap destination.
- For SNMP Version, select v2 or v3.
- For SNMP v2, you can restrict access with the SNMP 'get' community name field. The default name is 'tinapc'.
- For SNMP v3, enter the following information:
- Engine ID - Identifier for the SNMP application
- User Name - Security name associated with the SNMP application
- Authentication (verifies the sending end of the authentication packets)
- Protocol - None, HMAC-MDS, or HMAC_SHA
- Key - Secret key for the selected protocol. If no protocol is select, this field is not activated.
- Privacy (encrypts packets between the NMS and Agent)
- Protocol- None, CBC-DES, or AES
- Key- Secret key for selected protocol. If no protocol is selected, the field is not activated.
- To send a test trap to the specified destination, click Test.
- Click OK to return to the SNMP screen.
- Click Apply.
How To: Edit an NMS Trap Destination
- In the NMS Trap Destinations area, select one of the existing trap destinations displayed in the table.
- Click Edit.
- Modify the settings as required.
- Click OK to return to the SNMP screen.
- Click Apply.
How To: Delete an NMS Trap Destination
- In the NMS Trap Destinations area, select one of the existing trap destinations displayed in the table.
- Click Delete.
Reference: SMS User Guide