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SNMP Destinations

SNMP Destinations describe how Alert notifications should be sent using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Set up SNMP Destinations before creating Alerts that will use them. Before configuring SNMP destinations, you should be familiar with the information in Sending Notifications to Syslog and SNMP Destinations.

To add an SNMP Destination:

1. Open the Configuration > Data menu and click SNMP Destinations.
2. Click the Add button.
3. Select one of the following values: V2 or V3

4. Enter parameters based on the version selected:

   SNMP V2	SNMP V3	Description
   Community Name		SNMP community name.
   SNMP Destination Name	SNMP Destination Name	A name for this destination.
   Connector Name	Connector Name	The SmartConnector name.
   Connector Location	Connector Location	The physical location of the SmartConnector machine. If you do not want to specify a location, enter “None.”
   Logger Location	Logger Location	Optional comment describing Logger’s physical location.
   SNMP Host	SNMP Host	Host name or IP address.
   SNMP Port	SNMP Port	162, by default.
   	Username	SNMP username.
   	Security Level	AuthPriv : User authentication with data encryption. Note: This option has been set by default.
   	Authentication Scheme	The authentication protocol: Select SHA, or SHA2.
   	Authentication Password	Make sure to enter a 8-character long password for the authentication scheme.
   	Privacy Scheme	The privacy protocol: Select DES, AES128, or AES256.
   	Privacy Password	Make sure to enter a 8-character long password for the privacy scheme.

5. Click Save to create the new SNMP Destination.

To remove an SNMP Destination:

1. Go to the Configuration > Data > SNMP Destinations.
2. Locate the SNMP Destination that you want to remove and click the Remove icon () on that row.
3. Confirm the deletion by clicking OK, or click Cancel to retain the SNMP Destination.