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Chapter 5

Advanced Configuration

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WebView Switches

SNMP > Notification Recipient

The Notification Recipient screen contains information for
defining filters that determine whether traps are sent to
specific users, and the trap type sent. SNMP notification
filters provide the following services:

Identifying Management Trap Targets

Trap Filtering

Selecting Trap Generation Parameters

Providing Access Control Checks

SNMP > Notification Recipient

Recipient IP

Indicates the IP address to whom the traps

are sent.

Notification Type

Defines the notification sent. The

possible field values are:

Traps

Indicates traps are sent.

Informs

Indicates informs are sent.

SNMPv1,2

Enables SNMPv1,2 as the Notification

Recipient. Either SNMPv1,2 or SNMPv3 can be enabled at
any one time, but not both at the same time. If SNMPv1,2
is enabled, the Community String and Notification Version
fields are enabled for configuration:

Community String

Identifies the community string

of the trap manager.

Notification Version

Determines the trap type. The

possible field values are:

SNMP V1

Indicates SNMP Version 1 traps are sent.

SNMP V2

Indicates SNMP Version 2 traps are sent.

SNMPv3

Enables SNMPv3 as the Notification Recipient.

Either SNMPv1,2 or SNMPv3 can be enabled at any one
time, but not both at the same time. If SNMPv3is enabled,
the User Name and Security Level fields are enabled for
configuration:

User Name

Defines the user to whom SNMP notifications

are sent.

Security Level

Defines the means by which the packet is

authenticated. The possible field values are:

No

Authentication

The

packet

is

neither

authenticated nor encrypted.

Authentication

The packet is authenticated.

Privacy

Indicates the packet is both authenticated

and encrypted.

UDP Port

Displays the UDP port used to send notifications.

The default is 162.

Filter Name

Indicates if the SNMP filter for which the

SNMP Notification filter is defined.

Timeout

Indicates the amount of time (seconds) the

device waits before resending informs. The default is 15
seconds.

Retries

Indicates the amount of times the device resends

an inform request. The default is 3 seconds.

Use the Add to List button to add the Notification
Recipient configuration to the relevant table at the bottom
of the screen.

Admin > User Authentication

You can modify user passwords in the User Authentication
screen.

Admin > User Authentication

Authentication Type

Defines the user authentication

methods. Combinations of all the authentication methods
can be selected. The possible field values are:

Local

Authenticates the user at the device level.

The device checks the user name and password for
authentication.

RADIUS

Authenticates the user at the RADIUS server.

TACACS+

Authenticates the user at the TACACS+

server.

None

Assigns no authentication method to the

authentication profile.

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