Configuring SNMP Agent on Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003, Server 2008, Vista, and Seven
Steps to Configure SNMP Agent
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel.
Under Administrative Tools, click Services.
In the Details pane, right-click SNMP Service and select Properties.
In the Security tab, select Send authentication trap if you want a trap message to be sent whenever authentication fails.
Under Accepted community names, click Add.
Under Community Rights, select a permission level for this host to process SNMP requests from the selected community.
In Community Name, type a (case-sensitive) community name, and then click Add.
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.
Click Apply to apply the changes.
Steps to Configure SNMP Traps
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel.
Under Administrative Tools, click Services.
In the Details pane, right-click SNMP Service and select Properties.
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.
Under Trap destinations, click Add.
In the Host name, IP or IPX address field, type host name or its IP address of the Iotellect Server server to send the trap to, and click Add.
Repeat steps 4 through 6 until you have added all the communities and trap destinations you want.
Click OK to apply the changes..
Configuring SNMP Agent on Windows NT
Steps to Configure SNMP Agent
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel.
Under Administrative Tools, click Services.
In the details pane, right-click SNMP Service and select Properties.
In the Security tab, select Send authentication trap if you want a trap message to be sent whenever authentication fails.
Under Accepted Community Names, click Add.
In the Community Names box, type the community name to authenticate the SNMP requests.
To move the name to the Accepted Community Names list, click Add.
Repeat steps 5 through 7 for any additional community name.
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 name or address of the host from which you will accept requests in the IP Host or IPX Address box, and then click Add (repeat this step for any additional hosts).
In the Agent tab, specify the appropriate information (such as comments about the user, location, and services).
Click OK to apply the changes.
Steps to Configure SNMP Traps
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Services.
In the details pane, click SNMP Service, then click Properties.
Click the Traps tab.
Type the (case-sensitive) community name in the Community Name box for each community to which you want this computer to send traps.
After typing each name, click Add to add the name to the list.
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.
Type the host name or address in the IP Host/Address or IPX Address box, and then click Add to move it to the Trap Destination list for the selected community.
