simple SNMP configration
[edit snmp]
community public;       ##string
trap-group snmp {
    categories {
        authentication;
        link;
        configuration;
    }
    targets {
        172.16.10.1;          ##snmp server
    }
}

Verify

> show system connections
Active Internet connections (including servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q  Local Address          Foreign Address        (state)
tcp4       0      2  172.16.10.254.23       172.16.10.1.65199      ESTABLISHED
udp46      0      0  *.161                  *.*
udp4       0      0  *.161                  *.*