SNMP Trap Notifications to the NMS

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Configure a Cisco IOS router (R1) to proactively send SNMPv2c trap notifications to a centralized NMS host. Learners practice the difference between polling and traps, add the trap destination and enable device-initiated notifications, and verify deterministically with show commands. Flat L2-only management LAN; no routing, no VLAN/STP complexity.

Learning objectives

• Explain polling vs. traps and why traps accelerate fault detection
• Configure SNMP trap destination with 'snmp-server host <ip> version 2c <community>'
• Enable device-initiated notifications with 'snmp-server enable traps'
• Verify trap configuration using 'show snmp host' and 'show snmp'
• Confirm basic IP reachability to the NMS over a flat management LAN

Troubleshooting focus

• No traps received due to missing 'snmp-server enable traps'
• Wrong NMS IP or wrong SNMP version on 'snmp-server host'
• Community string mismatch between device traps and NMS listener
• No basic IP reachability to the NMS (wrong interface IP, shutdown port, bad cabling)
• Misinterpreting polling success as traps working (polling can succeed while traps fail)