SNMP v1/v2c communities

An SNMP community is a grouping of equipment for network administration purposes. You must configure your FortiManager to belong to at least one SNMP community so that community’s SNMP managers can query the FortiManager system information and receive SNMP traps from it.

These SNMP communities do not refer to the FortiGate devices the FortiManager system is managing.

Each community can have a different configuration for SNMP traps and can be configured to monitor different events. You can add the IP addresses of up to eight hosts to each community. Hosts can receive SNMP device traps and information.

To create a new SNMP community:

1. Go to System Settings > Advanced > SNMP and ensure the SNMP agent is enabled.
2. In the SNMP v1/v2c section, click Create New in the toolbar. The New SNMP Community pane opens.

   

3. Configure the following options, then click OK to create the community.

   Name		Enter a name to identify the SNMP community. This name cannot be edited later.
   Hosts		The list of hosts that can use the settings in this SNMP community to monitor the FortiManager system. When you create a new SNMP community, there are no host entries. Select Add to create a new entry that broadcasts the SNMP traps and information to the network connected to the specified interface.
   	IP Address/Netmask	Enter the IP address and netmask of an SNMP manager. By default, the IP address is 0.0.0.0 so that any SNMP manager can use this SNMP community. Hosts configured with a /31 or larger subnet can poll SNMP but will not be sent any SNMP traps. To ensure traps are sent, configure the host with a /32 subnet (for example, 10.1.1.1/32 or 10.1.1.1/255.255.255.255)
   	Interface	Select the interface that connects to the network where this SNMP manager is located from the dropdown list. This must be done if the SNMP manager is on the Internet or behind a router.
   	Delete	Click the delete icon to remove this SNMP manager entry.
   	Add	Select to add another entry to the Hosts list. Up to eight SNMP manager entries can be added for a single community.
   Queries		Enter the port number (161 by default) the FortiManager system uses to send v1 and v2c queries to the FortiManager in this community. Enable queries for each SNMP version that the FortiManager system uses.
   Traps		Enter the Remote port number (162 by default) the FortiManager system uses to send v1 and v2c traps to the FortiManager in this community. Enable traps for each SNMP version that the FortiManager system uses.
   SNMP Event		Enable the events that will cause SNMP traps to be sent to the community. Interface IP changed Log disk space low CPU Overuse Memory Low System Restart CPU usage exclude NICE threshold HA Failover RAID Event (only available for devices that support RAID) Power Supply Failed (only available on supported hardware devices) Fan Speed Out of Range Temperature Out of Range Voltage Out of Range FortiAnalyzer feature set SNMP events: High licensed device quota High licensed log GB/day Log Alert Log Rate Data Rate

To edit an SNMP community:

1. Go to System Settings > Advanced > SNMP.
2. In the SNMP v1/v2c section, double-click on a community, right-click on a community then select Edit, or select a community then click Edit in the toolbar. The Edit SNMP Community pane opens.
3. Edit the settings as required, then click OK to apply your changes.

To delete an SNMP community or communities:

1. Go to System Settings > Advanced > SNMP.
2. In the SNMP v1/v2c section, select the community or communities you need to delete.
3. Click Delete in the toolbar, or right-click and select Delete.
4. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box to delete the selected community or communities.