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SNMP agent

SNMP agent

The FortiPAM SNMP agent must be enabled before configuring other SNMP options. Enter information about the FortiPAM unit to identify it so that when your SNMP manager receives traps from the FortiPAM unit, you will know which unit sent the information.

To configure the SNMP agent in the GUI:
  1. Go to System > SNMP.
  2. Enable SNMP Agent.
  3. Enter a description for the agent. The description can be up to 255 characters long.
  4. Enter the physical location of the unit. The system location description can be up to 255 characters long.
  5. Enter the contact information for the person responsible for this FortiPAM unit. The contact information can be up to 255 characters.
  6. Click Apply to save your changes.
To configure the SNMP agent with the CLI:

Enter the following CLI commands:

config system snmp sysinfo

set status enable

set contact-info <contact_information>

set description <description_of_FortiPAM>

set location <FortiPAM_location>

end

SNMP agent

The FortiPAM SNMP agent must be enabled before configuring other SNMP options. Enter information about the FortiPAM unit to identify it so that when your SNMP manager receives traps from the FortiPAM unit, you will know which unit sent the information.

To configure the SNMP agent in the GUI:
  1. Go to System > SNMP.
  2. Enable SNMP Agent.
  3. Enter a description for the agent. The description can be up to 255 characters long.
  4. Enter the physical location of the unit. The system location description can be up to 255 characters long.
  5. Enter the contact information for the person responsible for this FortiPAM unit. The contact information can be up to 255 characters.
  6. Click Apply to save your changes.
To configure the SNMP agent with the CLI:

Enter the following CLI commands:

config system snmp sysinfo

set status enable

set contact-info <contact_information>

set description <description_of_FortiPAM>

set location <FortiPAM_location>

end