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System configuration Configuring SNMP
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To configure SNMP access to an interface in Transparent mode
1 Go to System > Network > Management.
2 Choose the interface that the SNMP manager connects to and select SNMP.
Select Apply.
Configuring SNMP community settings
You can configure a single SNMP community for each FortiGate device. An SNMP
community consists of identifying information about the FortiGate unit, your SNMP get
community and trap community strings, and the IP addresses of up to three SNMP
managers that can receive traps sent by the FortiGate SNMP agent.
To configure SNMP community settings
1 Go to System > Config > SNMP v1/v2c.
2 Select the Enable SNMP check box.
3 Configure the following SNMP settings:
4 Select Apply.
System Name Automatically set to the FortiGate host name. To change the System
Name, see “Changing the FortiGate host name” on page 102 .
System Location Describe the physical location of the FortiGate unit. The system location
description can be up to 31 characters long and can contain spaces,
numbers (0-9), uppercase and lowercase letters (A-Z, a-z), and the
special characters - and _. The \ < > [ ] ` $ % & characters are not
allowed.
Contact Information Add the contact information for the person responsible for this FortiGate
unit. The contact information can be up to 31 characters long and can
contain spaces, numbers (0-9), uppercase and lowercase letters (A-Z,
a-z), and the special characters - and _. The \ < > [ ] ` $ % & characters
are not allowed.
Get Community Also called read community, get community is a password to identify
SNMP get requests sent to the FortiGate unit. When an SNMP manager
sends a get request to the FortiGate unit, it must include the correct get
community string.
The default get community string is “public”. Change the default get
community string to keep intruders from using get requests to retrieve
information about your network configuration. The get community string
must be used in your SNMP manager to enable it to access FortiGate
SNMP information.
The get community string can be up to 31 characters long and can
contain numbers (0-9), uppercase and lowercase letters (A-Z, a-z), and
the special characters - and _. Spaces and the \ < > [ ] ` $ % &
characters are not allowed.
Trap Community The trap community string functions like a password that is sent with
SNMP traps.
The default trap community string is “public”. Change the trap
community string to the one accepted by your trap receivers.
The trap community string can be up to 31 characters long and can
contain numbers (0-9), uppercase and lowercase letters (A-Z, a-z), and
the special characters - and _. Spaces and the \ < > [ ] ` $ % &
characters are not allowed.
Trap Receiver IP
Addresses Type the IP addresses of up to three trap receivers on your network that
are configured to receive traps from your FortiGate unit. Traps are only
sent to the configured addresses.