Windows

(Adapted from Microsoft Windows help)

• Installing and configuring SNMP Agent and Traps on Windows XP/2000

• Installing and configuring SNMP Agent and Traps on Windows NT

Prerequisites

You need to know the following information before you install the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) service on your computer:

• Community names in your network.

• Trap destinations for each community.

• IP addresses and computer names for SNMP management hosts.

To install SNMP on Windows XP or 2000 follow the steps given below:

1. You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.

2. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Add/Remove Windows Components.

3. In Components, click Management and Monitoring Tools (but do not select or clear its check box), and then click Details.

4. Select the Simple Network Management Protocol check box, and click OK.

5. Click Next.

6. Insert the respective CD or specify the complete path of the location at which the files stored.

7. SNMP starts automatically after installation.

Configuring SNMP Agent  

To configure SNMP agent in Windows XP and 2000 systems, follow the steps given below:
 

Step 1 - Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools and then double-click Computer Management.
 

Step 2 - In the console tree, click Services and Applications and then click Services.
 

Step 3 - In the details pane, scroll down and click SNMP Service.
 

Step 4 - On the Action menu, click Properties.
 

Step 5 - On the Security tab, select Send authentication trap if you want a trap message to be sent whenever authentication fails.
 

Step 6 - Under Accepted community names, click Add.
 

Step 7 - Under Community Rights, select a permission level for this host to process SNMP requests from the selected community.
 

Step 8 - In Community Name, type a case-sensitive community name, and then click Add.
 

Step 9 - Specify whether or not to accept SNMP packets from a host:

• To accept SNMP requests from any host on the network, regardless of identity, click Accept SNMP packets from any host.

• To limit acceptance of SNMP packets, click Accept SNMP packets from these hosts, click Add, type the appropriate host name, IP or IPX address, and then click Add again.

Step 10 - Click Apply to apply the changes.

Configuring Traps

Step 1 - Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.
 

Step 2 - In the console tree, click Services and Applications and then click Services.
 

Step 3 - In the details pane, click SNMP Service.
 

Step 4 - On the Action menu, click Properties.
 

Step 5 - On the Traps tab, under Community name, type the case-sensitive community name to which this computer will send trap messages, and then click Add to list.
 

Step 6 - In Trap destinations, click Add.
 

Step 7 - In Host name, IP or IPX address, type information for the host, and click Add.
 

Step 8 - Repeat steps 5 through 7 until you have added all the communities and trap destinations you want.
 

Step 9 - Click OK to apply the changes.

To install SNMP in Windows NT, follow the steps given below:

1. Right-click the Network Neighborhood icon on the Desktop.

2. Click Properties.

3. Click Services.

4. Click Add. The Select Network Service dialog box appears.

5. In the Network Service list, click SNMP Service, and then click OK.

6. Insert the respective CD or specify the complete path of the location at which the files stored and click Continue.

7. After the necessary files are copied to your computer, the Microsoft SNMP Properties dialog box appears.

To configure SNMP Agent in Windows NT Systems follow the steps given below:

Step 1 - Right-click on the Network Neighborhood icon on the Desktop.
 

Step 2 - Click Properties.
 

Step 3 - Click Services.
 

Step 4 - Click SNMP Service, and then click Properties.
 

Step 5 - Click the Security tab.
 

Step 6 - If you want to send a trap for failed authentications, select the Send Authentication Trap check box.
 

Step 7 - Under Accepted Community Names, click Add.
 

Step 8 - In the Community Names box, type a community name from which you will accept requests.
 

Step 9 - To move the name to the Accepted Community Names list, click Add.
 

Step 10 - Repeat step 9 for any additional community name.
 

Step 11 - To specify whether to accept SNMP packets from any host or from only specified hosts, click one of two options:

• Accept SNMP Packets From Any Host, if no SNMP packets are to be rejected on the basis of source computer ID.

• Only Accept SNMP Packets From These Hosts, if SNMP packets are to be accepted only from the computers listed. To designate specific hosts, click Add, type the names or addresses of the hosts from which you will accept requests in the IP Host or IPX Address box, and then click Add to move the name to the Only Accept SNMP Packets From These Hosts list.

Repeat step 11 for any additional hosts.
 

On the Agent tab, specify the appropriate information (such as comments about the user, location, and services). Click OK to apply the changes.

To configure SNMP Traps follow the steps given below:

1. Right-click on the Network Neighborhood icon on the Desktop.

2. Click Properties.

3. Click Services.

4. Click SNMP Service and then click Properties.

5. Click the Traps tab.

6. To identify each community you want this computer to send traps, type the name in the Community Name box. Community names are case sensitive.

7. After typing each name, click Add to add the name to the list.

8. To specify hosts for each community you send traps to, after you have added the community and while it is still highlighted, click Add under Trap Destination.

9. To move the name or address to the Trap Destination list for the selected community, type the host name in the IP Host/Address or IPX Address box and then click Add.

10. Repeat step 10 for any additional hosts.

11. Click OK to apply the changes.