Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
The Trap Definition Import Tool allows you to search for the specific SNMP trap for which you
want WhatsUp Gold to listen, and then import that trap into the Passive Monitor Library. After
you import the trap, you can make specifications to the passive monitor in the Passive
Monitor Library using the Rules Expression Editor dialog. For example, if you want WhatsUp
Gold to monitor when a specific IP address causes an authentication failure on your SNMPenabled
device, you would create a rule that tells WhatsUp Gold to log an event only when
that particular IP address attempts to access the SNMP-enabled device.
While using the Trap Definition Import Tool or any of the pre-configured passive monitors are
two easy ways to configure SNMP Trap passive monitors, you still have the option to
manually configure all passive monitor types via the Passive Monitor Library.
Using the Trap Definition Import Tool
The Trap Definition Import tool is used to import SNMP Trap definitions into the Passive
Monitor Library. The list in this dialog is populated by the MIBs typically in your WhatsUp Gold
MIB folder (\Program Files\Ipswitch\WhatsUp\Data\Mibs).
To import SNMP trap definitions into the Passive Monitor Library:
1 In the WhatsUp Gold console, select Tools > Import Trap Definitions. The Trap
Definition Import Tool dialog appears.
2 Select the traps you want to import, then click Import to passive monitor library. The
Trap Import Results dialog appears and provides a message about the import results.
Note: Traps that already exist in the database are not imported.
Tip: Use the dialog's scroll bar to scan available traps.
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