Notification Recipients SNMPv3

To define a recipient in SNMPv3:

Procedure

Step 1

Click SNMP > Notification Recipients SNMPv3.

Step 2

Click Add.

Step 3

Enter the parameters.

  • Server Definition—Select whether to specify the remote log server by IP address or name.

  • IP Version—Select either IPv4 or IPv6.

  • Recipient IP Address/Name—Enter the IP address or server name of where the traps are sent.

  • UDP Port—Enter the UDP port used to for notifications on the recipient device.

  • Notification Type—Select whether to send traps or informs. If both are required, two recipients must be created.

  • Timeout—Enter the amount of time (seconds) the device waits before resending informs/traps. Time out: Range 1-300, default 15

  • Retries—Enter the number of times that the device resends an inform request. Retries: Range 1-255, default 3

  • User Name—Select from the drop-down list the user to whom SNMP notifications are sent. In order to receive notifications, this user must be defined on the  page, and its engine ID must be remote.

  • Security Level—Select how much authentication is applied to the packet.

    Note

    The Security Level here depends on which User Name was selected. If this User Name was configured as No Authentication, the Security Level is No Authentication only. However, if this User Name has been assigned with Authentication and Privacy rights, the security level can be either No Authentication, or Authentication Only, or Authentication and Privacy.

    The options are:

    • No Authentication—Indicates that the packet is not authenticated or encrypted.

    • Authentication—Indicates that the packet is authenticated but not encrypted.

    • Privacy—Indicates that the packet is both authenticated and encrypted.

Step 4

Click Apply. The SNMP Notification Recipient settings are written to the Running Configuration file.