SNMP Trap Receiver

A SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Trap Receiver captures, displays and logs SNMP Traps. Traps are notices of events that are sent immediately to the SNMP client's trap receiver from a network device instead of waiting for a poll - a request - to the device by the SNMP client.

A trap will notify the SNMP client and the network administrator of a network device issue right away. A Trap Receiver performs decoding of traps from the network and presents the information in a GUI window. So a Trap Receiver allows the quick viewing of alerts and notifications from any network device - such as servers, printers, hubs, switches, and routers on an Internet Protocol (IP) network - that support SNMP.

Traps are an efficient method of error warnings because if a network administrator is responsible for a large number of devices, it's faster to be notified by a trap of a network device problem than to wait for the SNMP client to poll each device on its own schedule.

Once the manager sees a trap, they can then poll the device again and investigate the reason for the trap received.

But even with trapping functions, it's not possible to completely eliminate SNMP polling.In the case of a managed device having a serious outage, that device won't be able to send a trap at all, and will only be discovered upon polling.

SNMP polling is always required for network discovery as well as periodic error detection, and in conjunction with trapping, both functions help maintain and troubleshoot network issues.

WhatsUp Gold’s SNMP software capabilities were designed to be flexible, full featured and intuitive. For any user-level, WhatsUp Gold provides exactly what you need to get the job done.

In addition to its dynamic monitoring tools, WhatsUp Gold provides you with a complete set of web-based SNMP network tools to simplify configuration and management: SNMP MIB Explorer; SNMP MIB Manager; SNMP MIB Walker; AutoMIB; and customizable SNMP monitors.

The SNMP MIB Explorer lists and validates all MIBs available ensuring that the correct SNMP parameters are used. The SNMP MIB Manager instantly validates and identifies any errors in any MIB. The SNMP MIB Walker evaluates device support and SNMP objects that can be monitored. AutoMIB supports Multi-SNMP variable probing and trending. And customizable SNMP monitors give the ability to build custom SNMP monitors on the fly.

WhatsUp Gold offers two user interfaces, the Windows console interface and the web interface, which offer similar functionality. You can accomplish discovery and mapping—on the console or web interface, then setup of monitors and dashboard views, users and permissions, and do day-to-day monitoring on the web interface. WhatsUp Gold also offers a Mobile Web interface.