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External Systems Configuration Guide

SolarWinds Orion

SolarWinds Orion

This section describes how to configure FortiSIEM to receive SNMP Traps from SolarWinds Orion.

Support Added: FortiSIEM 6.x onwards

Vendor: SolarWinds

Product Information: https://www.solarwinds.com/orion-platform

Configuring SolarWinds Orion

SolarWinds Orion configuration is comprised of two main steps.

Step 1: Configure SolarWinds Orion

This section describes how to configure SolarWinds Orion to send SNMP Traps to FortiSIEM.

  1. Login to SolarWinds Orion Alert Manager.

  2. Go to the Alert Manager by taking the following path: Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Alerting, Reporting, and Mapping > Advanced Alert Manager.

  3. From the Alert Manager Quick Start window, click Configure Alerts.

  4. From the Manage Alerts window, select an existing alert and click Edit.

  5. Click Triggered Actions.

  6. Click Add New Action.

  7. Click Send an SNMP Trap, then click OK.

  8. In the SNMP Trap Destinations field, enter the FortiSIEM Supervisor or Collector IP address.

  9. From the Trap Template drop-down list, select ForwardSyslog.

  10. From the SNMP Version drop-down list, select SNMPv2c or SNMP3.

    If you selected SNMPv2c, in the SNMP Community String field, enter the SNMP Community String for SNMPv2c authentication.

    If you selected SNMPv3, take the following steps:

    1. In the SNMPv3 Credentials Username field, enter the SNMPv3 username.

    2. Under SNMPv3 Authentication, from the Method drop-down list, select an SNMPv3 Authentication Method and enter the associated Password.

    3. Under SNMPv3 Privacy/Encription, from the Method drop-down list, select an SNMPv3 Privacy/Encryption method and enter the associated password.

  11. When done, click OK.

Step 2: Configure FortiSIEM

To receive SNMP V1/V2 Traps, no configuration is required. To receive SNMP V3 Traps, follow the steps here.

SolarWinds Orion

SolarWinds Orion

This section describes how to configure FortiSIEM to receive SNMP Traps from SolarWinds Orion.

Support Added: FortiSIEM 6.x onwards

Vendor: SolarWinds

Product Information: https://www.solarwinds.com/orion-platform

Configuring SolarWinds Orion

SolarWinds Orion configuration is comprised of two main steps.

Step 1: Configure SolarWinds Orion

This section describes how to configure SolarWinds Orion to send SNMP Traps to FortiSIEM.

  1. Login to SolarWinds Orion Alert Manager.

  2. Go to the Alert Manager by taking the following path: Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Alerting, Reporting, and Mapping > Advanced Alert Manager.

  3. From the Alert Manager Quick Start window, click Configure Alerts.

  4. From the Manage Alerts window, select an existing alert and click Edit.

  5. Click Triggered Actions.

  6. Click Add New Action.

  7. Click Send an SNMP Trap, then click OK.

  8. In the SNMP Trap Destinations field, enter the FortiSIEM Supervisor or Collector IP address.

  9. From the Trap Template drop-down list, select ForwardSyslog.

  10. From the SNMP Version drop-down list, select SNMPv2c or SNMP3.

    If you selected SNMPv2c, in the SNMP Community String field, enter the SNMP Community String for SNMPv2c authentication.

    If you selected SNMPv3, take the following steps:

    1. In the SNMPv3 Credentials Username field, enter the SNMPv3 username.

    2. Under SNMPv3 Authentication, from the Method drop-down list, select an SNMPv3 Authentication Method and enter the associated Password.

    3. Under SNMPv3 Privacy/Encription, from the Method drop-down list, select an SNMPv3 Privacy/Encryption method and enter the associated password.

  11. When done, click OK.

Step 2: Configure FortiSIEM

To receive SNMP V1/V2 Traps, no configuration is required. To receive SNMP V3 Traps, follow the steps here.