Users Guide

Setup and Administration 25
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 Server Administrator system so that the management
applications can retrieve management information from Server Administrator.
1
If your system is running Windows Server 2003, click the Start button, right-click My Computer, and
click
Manage . If your system is running Windows 2000, right-click My Computer and click Manage .
The
Computer Management window appears.
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.
a To add a community name, 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 text box and click Add .
The
SNMP Service Properties window appears.
c To change a community name, select a community name in the Accepted Community Names list
and click
Edit .
The
SNMP Service Configuration window appears.
d Make all necessary edits to the community name of the system that is able to manage your system
in the
Community Name text box, and then click OK .
The
SNMP Service Properties window appears .
6 Click OK to save the changes.
Enabling SNMP Set Operations
SNMP Set operations must be enabled on the Server Administrator system to change Server
Administrator attributes using IT Assistant.
1
If your system is running Windows Server 2003, click the Start button, right-click My Computer, and
click
Manage . If your system is running Windows 2000, right-click My Computer and click Manage .
The
Computer Management window appears.
2 Expand the Computer Management icon in the window, if necessary.
3 Expand the Services and Applications icon, and then click Services .