Blog Entry of 2009-Mar-25 in PRTG 7
New Features in PRTG 7.1 (Part 6): "SNMP Trap Notifications"
During the beta test of PRTG Network Monitor 7.1 I am posting a number of blog articles about new features in the new version.
In PRTG V7.1 we have added a new option for notifications: If an event occurs (e.g. a sensor's state changes from up to down) PRTG can now send SNMP Traps to a computer where a so-called Trap Receiver is listening. Trap receivers usually store these messages for later analysis and/or forward traps to the administrators using other means of alerting.
To activate a SNMP Trap notification in PRTG you must navigate to the settings of a notification, enable "Send SNMP Trap" and then supply the data for the trap receiver.
Today we have published a knowlegde base article that explains the setup and the data format of SNMP Traps sent by PRTG.