Security Compliance

Enable the SNMP Trap Listening service in SEM

This article describes how to enable or disable the SNMP Trap Listening service in SEM.

First published date

10/9/2018 4:01 PM

Last published date

5/28/2019 7:11 PM

Overview


This article describes how to enable or disable the SNMP Trap Listening service in Security Event Manager (formerly Log & Event Manager).

The article will also help explain SNMP in SEM.


SEM can accept SNMP traps for the following devices (which is subject to change)

"Cisco 5508 Wireless LAN Controller"

"ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 4.5+"

"ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO)"

"Axcient Unified Management Console (UMC)"

"eEye Blink Professional Endpoint Protection"

"ISS Proventia IPS"

"ISS RealSecure IDS"

"Motorola WS2000 snmp"

"ManageEngine Password Manager Pro SNMP"

"SecureNet IDS"

"Sophos Anti-Virus SNMP"

"Websense Web Filter and Websense Web Security"

Product section

Security Event Manager

Cause

N/A

Resolution

Version 6.3 and later 

  1. Log in to SEM CMC.
  2. Enter the following commands:
    cmc> service
    cmc::scm# snmp            

Note: To disable the SNMP service, enter snmp command to disable the service.

 

LEM 6.2.1 and earlier 

  1. Log in to LEM CMC.
  2. Enter the following commands:
    cmc> service
    cmc::scm# enablesnmp

Note: To disable the SNMP service, enter disablesnmp  command from the service menu.