Users Guide
40 Setup and Administration
Enabling SNMP Access By Remote Hosts on Windows Server 2003
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 remote shutdown of a system from IT Assistant, SNMP Set operations must be enabled.
NOTE: Rebooting your system for change management functionality does not require SNMP Set operations.
To enable a system running the Windows Server 2003 operating system to receive SNMP packets from a
remote host, perform the following steps:
1
Click the
Start
button, right-click
My Computer
, and point to
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.
6
Select
Accept SNMP packets from any host
, or add the IT Assistant 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 Dell OpenManage software system so that the management
applications can retrieve management information from Dell OpenManage software.
1
If your system is running Windows Server 2003, click the
Start
button, right-click
My Computer,
and
point to
Manage
. If your system is running Windows 2000, right-click
My Computer
and point to
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.