3Com IntelliJack NJ200 manual

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    TECHNICAL BRIEF 3Com ® NJ200 Network Jack Management Feature: Configuring SNMP T raps[...]

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    3COM ® NJ200 NETWORK JACK—SNMP TRAPS SNMP traps allo w manag ers to monitor netw ork devices and isolate connectivity pr ob- lems through a central mana gem ent platform, such as 3Com ® Netw ork Su pervisor or HP OpenVie w . Using SNMP a gents to g ather information fr om connected devices, 3Com NJ200 Networ k Jacks collect or “tra p” this [...]

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    3COM ® NJ200 NETWORK JACK—SNMP TRAPS 3Com NJ200 Networ k Jacks come bundled with 3Com Central Configuration Mana g er . Designed for in-depth configuration and r emote manag ement of these devices , this tool can be installed on a standalone PC or in the same system as the netw ork mana gement platform. NJ200 s witches use SNMP V ersion 1 (RFC-1[...]

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    3COM ® NJ200 NETWORK JACK—SNMP TRAPS 4 Using SNMP T raps with 3Com Network Supervisor Configuring T rap Destination An easy-to-use Networ k Discov ery Wizar d guides you thr ough the process of disco v er- ing and mapping netw ork ed devices, including NJ200 Netw ork Jack. The graphical interface mak es it easy to configure SNMP tra ps and alert[...]

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    3COM ® NJ200 NETWORK JACK—SNMP TRAPS 5 Using SNMP T raps with Third-Party Network Management Platforms Configuring T rap Destination Most third-party mana gem ent platforms , such as HP OpenView , cannot automatically write the trap destination (IP ad dress of mana g ement system) to NJ200 Networ k Jack during discov ery . Although the switches [...]

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    3COM ® NJ200 NETWORK JACK—SNMP TRAPS 6 After the NJ200 Networ k Jacks ha ve been pr operly configur ed for SNMP tra ps and trap destination ta bles, the netw ork mana gem ent platform needs to be configur ed for SNMP traps and ev ent alerts. Obviousl y , these procedures will v ary depending on the networ k manag ement a pplication. For detailed[...]

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    3Com NJ200 Networ k Jacks wor k in almost an y networ k envir onment—including small-office or enterprise businesses, g ov ernment offices , dormitories, hospitals, school classrooms , univ ersities, la boratories, public kiosks , confer ence rooms, and shar ed office spaces. For more inf ormation on how these mana ged “in the w all” switches[...]