# RMON Event

Device > Configure > RMON > RMON Event

This dialog box displays RMON event information for this device.

To view the definition for a particular MIB variable, click the appropriate link from the following list:

- Index (eventIndex)

- Description (eventDescription)

- Type (eventType)

- Community (eventCommunity)

- Event Last Occurrence Time (eventLastTimeSent)

- Owner (eventOwner)

- Status (eventStatus)

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Index (eventIndex)

Unique identifier for an entry in the event table. Each entry defines one event that will be generated when the appropriate conditions occur.

Description (eventDescription)

Textual description of this event entry.

Type (eventType)

Type of notification the probe will make for this event. Possible values include "none", "log", "snmp-trap", and "log-and-trap".

When this value is set to " log", an entry is made in the log table for each event. When this value is set to "snmp-trap", an SNMP trap is sent to one or more management stations.

Community (eventCommunity)

If an SNMP trap is to be sent, it will be sent to the SNMP community specified by this octet string.

Event Last Occurrence Time (eventLastTimeSent)

Value of sysUpTime when this entry last generated an event. If this entry has not generated any events, the value of this object is zero.

Owner (eventOwner)

The entity that configured this entry and therefore using the resources assigned to it. If this object contains a string starting with "monitor" and has associated entries in the log table, all connected management stations should retrieve those log entries, as they may have significance to all management stations connected to this device.

Status (eventStatus)

Status of this event entry. Possible values include "valid", "createRequest", "underCreation", and "invalid".

If the value of this object is not "valid", all associated log entries are deleted by the agent.