You must have administrator privileges to enable SNMP on Windows System.
Install SNMP on Windows Server 2008
You can install the SNMP service in Windows Server 2008 using one of the following ways:
Use the Server Manager snap-in to add the SNMP Service feature
Or use the following command: start /w ocsetup SNMP-SC
Steps to Install SNMP on Windows Vista and Seven
From the Control Panel, select Programs
Under Programs and Features, select Turn Windows features on or off
In the Windows features list, scroll down to SNMP feature and expand the list so that you can see WMI SNMP Provider
Select the check box for WMI SNMP Provider. The check box for SNMP feature is selected automatically because the provider requires SNMP
Click OK
From a command prompt or the Start menu, run Services.msc and ensure that the SNMP service is started
Steps to Install SNMP on Windows XP, 2000, or 2003
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Add/Remove Windows Components
Select Components, click Management and Monitoring Tools (not changing the state of its check box!), and then click Details
Select the Simple Network Management Protocol check box, and click OK
Click Next
Insert the CD or specify the complete path to the required files
This completes the installation process. This also implements the Host Resources MIB automatically. For configuring SNMP agents to respond to SNMP requests, refer to Configuring SNMP agents.
Steps to Install SNMP on Windows NT
Right-click the Network Neighborhood icon on the Desktop
Click Properties
Click Services
Click Add. The Select Network Service dialog box appears
In the Network Service list, click SNMP Service, and then click OK
Insert the CD or specify the complete path to the required files and click Continue
Microsoft SNMP Properties dialog box appears after the necessary files are copied
This completes the installation process. This also implements the Host Resources MIB automatically. For configuring SNMP agents to respond to SNMP requests, refer to Configuring SNMP agents.
Steps to Install SNMP on Windows 98
Insert Windows 98 CD
On the Network control panel, click Add. The Select Network Component Type dialog box appears
Double-click Service
Click Have Disk in the Select Network Service dialog box
Type the path to the toolsreskitnetadminsnmp directory on your computer's CD drive in the Install From Disk dialog box and then click OK
Select Microsoft SNMP agent from the Models list in the Select Network Service dialog box and then click OK
This completes the installation process. This also implements the Host Resources MIB automatically. For configuring SNMP agents to respond to SNMP requests, refer to Configuring SNMP agents.