Chapter 2 Simple Network Management Protocol Support

Setting up SNMP Traps

You must configure at least one community string or SNMP will not respond to requests. Community name is case-sensitive

Step 7 Click Add to List.

Step 8 Under the Trap destinations field, clickAdd.

Step 9 In the SNMP Service Configuration dialog box, enter the IP address or the host name of the trap destination.

Step 10 In the SNMP Service Configuration dialog box, click Add.

Step 11 Repeat Step 7 through Step 10 for each trap destination required.

Step 12 Click OK to apply your changes and exit the SNMP Service Properties window.

Setting the SNMP Community Names

You can configure security settings for the SNMP traps to ensure that only authorized system can access information that is sent to the traps. SNMP community names serve as passwords for SNMP information. You can set valid sources for SNMP requests and specify whether systems can only read information, or both read and write information. For more information about SNMP security, refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation.

To set up community names and privileges, follow these steps:

Step 1 From the Windows desktop, choose Start > Settings > Control Panel.

Step 2 Double-clickAdministrative Tools.

Step 3 Double-click Services

The Services window appears.

Step 4 Right-clickSNMP Services and chooseProperties.

Step 5 Click the Security tab.

Step 6 In the Accepted Community Names pane, click Add.

The SNMP Service Configuration dialog box appears.

Step 7 In the Community Name field, enter the name of the community.

Step 8 If you need write privileges for the community, choose READ WRITE from the Community Rights drop-down list.

Step 9 On the SNMP Service Configuration dialog box, click Add.

Step 10 Repeat Step 6 through Step 9 as needed to add other community names.

Step 11 If you want to allow only specific NMS hosts to query the SNMP subagent, follow these steps:

a.Click the Accept SNMP packets from these hosts radio button.

b.In the Accept SNMP packets from these hosts pane, click Add.

c.In the SNMP Service Configuration dialog box, enter the IP address or the host name of the host that is allowed to query the SNMP subagent.

d.In the SNMP Service Configuration dialog box, click Add.

e.Repeat Steps a through d as needed.

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