Installing the SNMP agent on your Windows server
For your Windows server to be monitored I recommend using SNMP Informant as it provides more information than the built-in SNMP services.
This article covers installing Windows built-in SNMP (needed for SNMP Informant) and SNMP Informant itself.
Windows built-in SNMP
Install built-in SNMP
- Go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
- Select Add/Remove Windows Components.
- Select Management and Monitoring Tools (without putting a tick in the box).
- Click Details.
- Tick the box for Simple Network Management Protocol and click OK.
- Click Next.
- Click Finish.
Configure built-in SNMP
- Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Services.
- Right-click SNMP Service and choose Properties.
- Select the Security tab.
- Deselect Send authentication trap.
- In the Accepted community names section click Add.
- Leave Community rights: READ ONLY
- Enter Community Name: public
- Click Add.
- Check the box for Accept SNMP packets from any host.
- Click OK.
- If the Firewall is running you will need to add an exception for SNMP.
- Go to Start > Control Panel > Windows Firewall.
- Add a UDP port of 161 and call it SNMP.
SNMP Informant
Visit the SNMP Informant Downloads site to get the latest versions for...
- informant standard
- informant motherboard monitor
- Install and configure Windows built-in SNMP (see above).
- Extract both zip files.
- Run informant-std-xx.exe.
- Click Next on the Welcome screen.
- Read and accept the agreement, click Next.
- Leave the default Destination Location.
- Leave the default Start Menu Folder.
- Click Install.
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