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your SNMP agent for proper interaction with management applications such as IT Assistant, perform the procedures
described in the following sections.
NOTE: For additional details on SNMP configuration, see the operating system documentation.
Enabling SNMP Access On Remote Hosts (Windows Server 2003 Only)
Windows Server 2003, by default, does not accept SNMP packets from remote hosts. For systems running Windows
Server 2003, you must configure the SNMP service to accept SNMP packets from remote hosts if you plan to manage
the system by using SNMP management applications from remote hosts.
To enable a system running the Windows Server 2003 operating system to receive SNMP packets from a remote host:
1. Open the Computer Management window.
2. Expand the Computer Management icon in the window, if necessary.
3. Expand the Services and Applications icon and click Services.
4. Scroll down the list of services until you find SNMP Service, right-click SNMP Service, and then click Properties.
The SNMP Service Properties window appears.
5. Click the Security tab.
6. Select Accept SNMP packets from any host, or add the remote host to the Accept SNMP packets from these hosts
list.
Changing The SNMP Community Name
Configuring the SNMP community names determines which systems are able to manage your system through SNMP.
The SNMP community name used by management applications must match an SNMP community name configured on
the system running Server Administrator so that the management applications can retrieve management information
from Server Administrator.
1. Open the Computer Management window.
2. Expand the Computer Management icon in the window, if necessary.
3. Expand the Services and Applications icon and click Services.
4. Scroll down the list of services until you find SNMP Service, right-click SNMP Service, and then click Properties .
The SNMP Service Properties window appears.
5. Click the Security tab to add or edit a community name.
To add a community name:
a. Click Add under the Accepted Community Names list.
The SNMP Service Configuration window appears.
b. Type the community name of a system that is able to manage your system (the default is public) in the
Community Name box and click Add.
The SNMP Service Properties window appears.
To edit a community name:
a. Select a community name in the Accepted Community Names list and click Edit.
The SNMP Service Configuration window appears.
b. Edit the community name in the Community Name box, and then click OK .
The SNMP Service Properties window appears.
6. Click OK to save the changes.
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