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Configuring SNMP Agents

Configuring SNMP Agent in Windows XP, 2000, and 2003 Systems

For details about installing SNMP agents in Windows systems, refer to Installing SNMP Agent on Windows Systems.

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

1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel.
2. Under Administrative Tools, click Services.
3. In the details pane, right-click SNMP Service and select Properties.
4. In the Security tab, select Send authentication trap if you want a trap message to be sent whenever authentication fails.
5. Under Accepted community names, click Add.
6. Under Community Rights, select a permission level for this host to process SNMP requests from the selected community.
7. In Community Name, type a case-sensitive community name, and then click Add.
8. 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.
   
9. Click Apply to apply the changes.

To configure SNMP traps, follow the steps given below:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel.
2. Under Administrative Tools, click Services.
3. In the details pane, right-click SNMP Service and select Properties.
4. In 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.
5. Under Trap destinations, click Add.
6. In the Host name, IP or IPX address field, type host name or its IP address of the server to send the trap, and click Add.
7. Repeat steps 5 through 7 until you have added all the communities and trap destinations you want.
8. Click OK to apply the changes.

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Configuring SNMP Agent in Windows NT Systems

For details about installing SNMP agents in Windows systems, refer to Installing SNMP Agent on Windows Systems.

To configure SNMP agent in Windows NT systems, follow the steps given below:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel.
2. Under Administrative Tools, click Services.
3. In the details pane, right-click SNMP Service and select Properties.
4. In the Security tab, select Send authentication trap if you want a trap message to be sent whenever authentication fails.
5. Under Accepted Community Names, click Add.
6. In the Community Names box, type the community name to authenticate the SNMP requests.
7. To move the name to the Accepted Community Names list, click Add.
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for any additional community name.
9. 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.
   
10. Repeat step 11 for any additional hosts.
11. In the Agent tab, specify the appropriate information (such as comments about the user, location, and services).
12. Click OK to apply the changes.

To Configure SNMP Traps, follow the steps given below:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Services.
2. In the details pane, click SNMP Service, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Traps tab.
4. To identify each community to which you want this computer to send traps, type the name in the Community Name box. Community names are case sensitive.
5. After typing each name, click Add to add the name to the list.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Repeat step 10 for any additional hosts.
9. Click OK to apply the changes.