Cabletron Systems 1800 User Manual

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Chapter 3
Configuring  the Trap Table
A few words about traps; accessing the Trap Table window; configuring the trap table
About Traps
The FRX4000, FRX6000, and the SmartSwitch 1800 have the ability to issue 
unsolicited SNMP traps to notify management stations of unusual events. These 
traps will not be issued, however, until the deviceÕs trap table has been properly 
conÞgured, designating one or more workstations to receive the traps and 
selecting the traps that will be sent. This conÞguration can be performed via the 
Trap Table.
Launching  the Trap Table
To launch the Trap Table:
1.
Click on the 
 button to display the Device menu.
2.
Drag down to Trap Table, and release. The Trap Table window, 
appear.
NOTES
SPMA does not accept the trap messages; that task is left to your network management 
platform. (See the appropriate network management system documentation for details 
about viewing trap messages.) If you are using SPMA in a stand-alone mode, traps 
directed to a workstation which does not have some facility for accepting them will be 
ignored.
In addition, so that your network management platform can interpret the FRX trap 
messages, you must have properly installed and conÞgured the Cabletron trap Þle 
included with your software. This process should have occurred during installation; see 
your 
Installing and Using... guide for details.