SolarWinds UDT - Using the Trap Viewer; Viewing Current Traps; Searching for Traps

Using the Trap Viewer
After the monitored devices on your network are configured to send traps to the
SolarWinds UDT server, configure the Orion Trap Viewer to display received trap
information, as shown in the following section:
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Viewing Current Traps
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Searching for Traps
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Trap Viewer Settings
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Configuring Trap Viewer Filters and Alerts
Notes:
n To ensure proper configuration of your network devices, refer to the
documentation supplied by the vendor of your network devices.
n The Orion Trap Viewer receives traps on UDP port 162.
Viewing Current Traps
Trap Viewer makes it easy to view trap messages, as shown in the following steps.
To view current trap messages:
1. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Syslog and SNMP Traps > Trap
Viewer.
2. Click View > Current Traps.
3.
Click a column header to order listed traps by the selected trap characteristic.
4.
Configure the Trap Viewer by clicking and dragging columns to order the
presentation of trap characteristics.
Searching for Traps
Collected trap messages may be searched within Trap Viewer. The following steps
both search for trap messages and format the search results list.
To search the trap message list:
1. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Syslog and SNMP Traps > Trap
Viewer.
2. Click View > Search Traps.
3. Enter appropriate search criteria, and then click Search Database.
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