Configure SNMP Trap Recipients

Configure the SNMP trap recipient to receive trap notifications sent by the SNMP agent on the library.

1. Click Notification in the left navigation area of the GUI.
2. Click the SNMP Trap Recipients tab.
3. Click Add , or select a recipient and then click Modify or Delete .
   • Host address - the IP address of the management host that will receive the trap.
   • Alerting Event Types - the notification categories that the library should send. You should include the "Test" event for each recipient so that you can test the configuration.
   • Authentication Protocol - Choose SHA for best security or MD5 for compatibility with systems that use MD5. Enter an authentication password.
   • Privacy Protocol - Choose NONE, AES, or DES. Select AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) for best security or DES (Data Encryption Standard) for compatibility with systems that use DES. Enter a privacy password for AES or DES.
   • Engine ID - In most cases, accept the default value. If you must override this value, enter a hexadecimal value that starts with 0x and does not contain either all zeroes (0) or all sixteens (F).

Requirements:

User Name

• Must be 1 to 32 characters in length.
• Cannot use the following special characters: [space] # % & * ( ) _ = ` [ ] \ " : / { } < > ? | +

Authentication and Privacy passwords

• Must be 8 to 40 characters in length.
• Can use special characters.

Limit for the number of SNMP Users and Trap Recipients defined

• Maximum of 20 for each