Configuring system settings : Configuring system time, options, and other system options : Configuring SNMP queries and traps : Configuring an SNMP v1 and v2c community
Configuring an SNMP v1 and v2c community
An SNMP community is a grouping of equipment for SNMP-based network administration purposes. You can add up to three SNMP communities so that SNMP managers can connect to the FortiMail unit to view system information and receive SNMP traps. You can configure each community differently for SNMP traps and to monitor different events. You can add the IP addresses of up to eight SNMP managers to each community.
To configure an SNMP community
1. Go to System > Configuration > SNMP.
2. Under Community, click New to add a community or select a community and click Edit.
The SNMP Community page appears.
3. Configure the following:
 
GUI item
Description
Name
Enter a name to identify the SNMP community. If you are editing an existing community, you cannot change the name.
You can add up to 16 communities.
Enable
Enable to send traps to and allow queries from the community’s SNMP managers.
Community Hosts
Lists SNMP managers that can use the settings in this SNMP community to monitor the FortiMail unit. Click Create to create a new entry.
You can add up to 16 hosts.
 
IP Address
Enter the IP address of an SNMP manager. By default, the IP address is 0.0.0.0, so that any SNMP manager can use this SNMP community.
 
Delete
(button)
Click to remove this SNMP manager.
 
Create
(button)
Click to add a new default entry to the Hosts list that you can edit as needed.
Queries
Enter the Port number (161 by default) that the SNMP managers in this community use for SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c queries to receive configuration information from the FortiMail unit. Mark the Enable check box to activate queries for each SNMP version.
Traps
Enter the Local Port and Remote Port numbers (162 local, 162 remote by default) that the FortiMail unit uses to send SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c traps to the SNMP managers in this community. Enable traps for each SNMP version that the SNMP managers use.
SNMP Event
Enable each SNMP event for which the FortiMail unit should send traps to the SNMP managers in this community.
Note: Since FortiMail checks its status in a scheduled interval, not all the events will trigger traps. For example, FortiMail checks its hardware status every 60 seconds. This means that if the power is off for a few seconds but is back on before the next status check, no system event trap will be sent.