The SNMP agent generates trap messages, which are sent to an SNMP management console, the trap destination. Trap messages can be generated for changes such as host system startup, shutdown, or password violation. Trap destinations can be configured by a user, but the occurrences which generate a trap message are internally defined by the SNMP agent.
Trap destinations are identified by a computer name, IP address, or IPX address of the host or hosts on the network to which you want the trap messages sent. The trap destination must be a host that is running an SNMP manager program.
You configure the trap destination on a Windows NT-based computer by using the Traps tab on the Microsoft SNMP Properties page to enter the host name, IP address, or IPX address of the computer or computers running an SNMP manager program. The following figure shows the Traps tab of the Microsoft SNMP Properties page.
Figure 11.7 Configuring SNMP Traps