Configuring SNMP on Windows NT2000

Configuring SNMP on Windows NT/2000

The Windows NT/2000 product line includes an SNMPv1 agent as a service. This allows the user to switch on/off and configure the operation of the agent via the Windows GUI. We will configure the SNMP Service so that the public community name rights are read-write. This allows for SNMP SET operations to be performed against the agent. On NT, please follow these steps:

• Click on the desktop Start button, then click on Settings

• Select Control Panel

• Select Services and scroll down to the SNMP Service

The rights for the community name can be changed from here. If the SNMP Service is not present, then it can be added as follows : double-click the Control Panel Network icon and select the Services tab. Next, click the Add button, and then scroll down to the SNMP Service item. Click OK to add the serviceit may be necessary to insert the NT/2000 installation CD.

On Windows 2000, the Services are accessed by double-clicking the Control Panel Administrative Tools icon. Double-click the Services icon, then right-click the SNMP Service and select the Properties option; this allows for the community rights to be set appropriately. On both NT and Windows 2000, the agent can be configured to send SNMP traps to a specified address. The trap destination for our purposes should be set as the host PC IP address (or DNS name)the machine on which the sample program executes.