Option definitions — SNMP settings

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The SNMP settings available from Common Appliance ManagementGeneral<policy name> includes the configuration details for SNMP alerts and SNMP monitor settings.

Option definitions - SNMP Alert settings

Option

Definition

Enable SNMP alerts

Enabling SNMP alerts allows your appliances to issue SNMP alerts that are sent to your specified SNMP trap destination.

Trap destination

Enter the host name or IP address for the SNMP trap manager to which your alerts are sent.

Trellix DLP Network Prevent and Trellix DLP Network Monitor do not support IPv6.

Community name

Enter the community name that your appliances and SNMP managers use to identify the SNMP group.

Protocol version

Select the protocol version used by your SNMP manager.

Use the add and delete icons to add or remove SNMP trap destinations from the list. Use the up and down icons to arrange the destinations in your preferred order.



Option definitions - SNMP Monitor settings

Option

Definition

Enable SNMP monitor

Enabling SNMP Monitor allows other devices to query your appliances or cluster of appliances for various system parameters.

Protocol version

Depending on the selected protocol version, the subsequent fields change as shown:

Fields displayed for Protocol versions v1 and v2c

Community name — Enter the community name that your appliances and SNMP managers use to identify the SNMP group.

Fields displayed for Protocol version v3

  • User name for authentication — Enter the user name used for authentication against the SNMP manager.

  • Authentication protocol — Select either MD5 or SHA authentication protocols.

  • Privacy protocol — Select either DES or AES privacy protocols.

  • Authentication passphrase — Enter a passphrase for authentication against the SNMP monitor server.

  • Privacy passphrase — Enter a passphrase for privacy against the SNMP monitor server.

Allow SNMP monitor for all hosts

Select either Allow SNMP monitor for all hosts, or Allow SNMP monitor for these hosts only.

Hosts

If you select Allow SNMP monitor for these hosts only, ensure that you specify at least one remote SNMP host in the Hosts table.