User`s guide

SFVRA Connection Manager 27

YSTEM

NSTALLATION

Installing the Simple Network Management Protocol

INSTALLING WINDOWS NT SNMP SERVICE

1. From Control Panel, open Network.

For Windows NT 3.51:

2. Click Add Software.

3. Select TCP/IP Protocol and related components. Click Continue. Select SNMP Service.

For Windows NT 4.0:

2. Click Add on the Services tab.

3. Select SNMP Service. Click Have Disk.

For both Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0:

4. Locate the Windows NT distribution files, or insert the original Setup disks. Click Continue.

5. Restart machine when prompted.

CONFIGURING THE SNMP SERVICE

1. From the Control Panel, open Network.

For Windows NT 3.51:

2. Select SNMP Service from the Installed Software dialog. Click Configure.

For Windows NT 4.0:

2. Select SNMP Service from the Network Services window.

For both Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0:

3. Enter the Community Name from which the traps will be sent and enter the IP address of the

SNMP Network Management Station which will receive these traps.

Note: Additional help can be obtained from the Control Panel’s help buttons.

COMPILING THE MIB FILE

After installing and configuring the SNMP Service, SFVRA-CONN will generate and send specific

traps. However, in order for the NMS to properly view these traps, the SFVRA.MIB file must be

compile on the NMS. The process for compiling this file depends on the NMS that you are using.

Refer to the instructions on compiling MIB files for your specific NMS. The SFVRA.MIB is located

in the c:\Program Files\SFVRA\Service directory.