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Configuring the SNMP Service
Use this section to configure the SNMP service on a computer
running the Enterprise Management service.
Be sure the SNMP service is installed and operating on your computer.
To confirm, open the Windows Control Panel, select Administrative
Tools > Services and make sure SNMP service appears in the list of
services.
To install the SNMP service
In Windows 7, open the Control Panel, next go to Programs, then
Programs and Features. Open the Turn Windows features on or off
dialog, and make sure the checkbox for SNMP Service is selected.
In Windows XP, open the Control Panel, then go to Add/Remove
Windows Components to select Management and Monitoring Tools.
Follow the instructions for installing the Simple Network
Management Protocol. Configure the SNMP service.
To configure the SNMP service
You can configure the SNMP service automatically with the silent
installation procedure. (See “Silent Install” on page 156.) Use the
following procedure to configure the service manually.
1 Open the Service Properties dialog (page 149).
2 Enter traps information for handling trap messages (page 150).
3 Enter security information for identifying community names and
hosts allowed to access the display agent (page 151).
4 Restart the SNMP server to activate the changes (page 152).
NOTE: The following illustrations show Windows XP dialogs.