How To install the SNMP service in wndows

What Is SNMP?

 From technet, the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a popular protocol for network management. It is used for collecting information from, and configuring, network devices, such as servers, printers, hubs, switches, and routers on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 provides SNMP agent software that works with third-party SNMP management software to monitor the status of managed devices and applications.

Automating Network Management

Large networks with hundreds or thousands of nodes are difficult to manage without a large staff to monitor every computer. SNMP, which is widely used in local area networks (LANs), lets you monitor network nodes from a management host. You can monitor network devices such as servers, workstations, printers, routers, bridges, and hubs, as well as services such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).

Use SNMP management software to monitor any network device on which you install SNMP agent software. The SNMP agent, which is an optional component of Windows Server 2003, interacts with third-party SNMP management software to enable the sharing of network status information between monitored devices and applications and the SNMP management system that monitors them. The following figure shows this process.

Computer Running SNMP Manager Requests Status Information from Devices Running SNMP Agent.

i   Installing the SNMP service:

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Open Windows Components wizard

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In Components, click Management and Monitoring Tools (but do not select or clear its check box), and then click Details.

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Select the Simple Network Management Protocol check box, and click OK.

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Click Next.

Note

•	To open the Windows Components Wizard, click Start, click Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Add/Remove Windows Components.
•	Certain Windows components require configuration before they can be used. If you installed one or more of these components but did not configure them, when you click Add/Remove Windows Components, a list of components that need to be configured is displayed. To start the Windows Components Wizard, click Components.
•	You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.
•	SNMP starts automatically after installation. Credit: Microsoft