Chapter 8: Device Management151Event ManagementThe KX II Event Management feature allows you enable and disable thedistribution of system events to SNMP Managers, the Syslog and theaudit log. These events are categorized, and for each event you candetermine whether you want the event sent to one or severaldestinations.Configuring Event Management - SettingsSNMP ConfigurationSimple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol governingnetwork management and the monitoring of network devices and theirfunctions. The KX II offers SNMP Agent support through EventManagement.To configure SNMP (enable SNMP logging):1. Choose Device Settings > Event Management - Settings. The EventManagement - Settings page opens.2. Select SNMP Logging Enabled. This enables the remaining SNMPfields.3. In the Name, Contact, and Location fields, type the SNMP agent'sname (that is, the device's name) as it appears in the KX II Consoleinterface, a contact name related to this device, and where theDominion device is physically located.4. Type the Agent Community String (the device's string). An SNMPcommunity is the group to which devices and management stationsrunning SNMP belong. It helps define where information is sent. Thecommunity name is used to identify the group. The SNMP device oragent may belong to more than one SNMP community.5. Specify whether the community is Read-Only or Read/Write usingthe Type drop-down list.6. Configure up to five SNMP managers by specifying their DestinationIP/Hostname, Port # and Community.7. Click the Click here to view the Dominion SNMP MIB link to accessthe SNMP Management Information Base.8. Click OK.To configure the Syslog (enable Syslog forwarding):1. Select Enable Syslog Forwarding to log the device's messages to aremote Syslog server.2. Type the IP Address/Hostname of your Syslog server in the IPAddress field.
