Installing the SNMP service

This topic describes how to install the SNMP services.

Context

You need to install the SNMP service if it was not installed when you installed the operating system. Perform the following steps to install the SNMP service:

Steps

  1. Click Start-->Settings-->Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  3. Click Add/Remove Windows® components on the left side of the panel.
  4. Click Management and Monitoring Tools, and then click Details.
  5. Check Simple Network Management Protocol, and click OK.
  6. Click Next to complete the installation process.
  7. From the Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools.
  8. Double-click Computer Management.
  9. Expand Services and Applications.
  10. Click Services.
  11. In the list of services, double-click SNMP Service.
  12. On the General tab, select Automatic as the Startup Type.
  13. On the Security tab, click the Add button underneath the Accepted Community Names field, and enter public as the new community name and leave the community rights as read-only. If the Master Console is running on a Windows 2003 system, select the Accept SNMP packets from any host radio button.
    Note: On Windows 2000, Accept SNMP packets from any host is the default. On Windows 2003, the default is Accept SNMP packets from these hosts, with an empty field underneath. This default results in the NetView® part of the installation failing.

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