Operating Instructions

Chapter 2 – Installing and Configuring the OPC/SNMP Agent
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5. In the top-left pane, right-click Insight OPCServerDA.1, and then click Add Group.
6. In the Group Definition dialog box, just click OK.
A group, with the default name of Group1, is added and is displayed in the top-left pane.
7. Right-click the new group (Group1), and then click Add Item.
8. In the Add Item dialog box, do the following:
a. Click Find now.
The points in the Insight OPCServer database are listed. If no points appear, check the DCOM
settings.
b. Select all the points that you want to access via SNMP, and then click OK.
If point information is displayed in the ISVcDataAccess window, then connection to the Insight
OPCServer is successful. If no point information is displayed, then see troubleshooting information
for the Insight OPCServer and check the COM/DCOM settings.
9. Close the ISVcDataAccess window.
It is unnecessary to save the information; however, it may be useful if troubleshooting is
needed.
Configuring the OPC Engineering Tool
To configure the OPC Engineering Tool, do the following steps:
1. Start the OPC Engineering Tool (SG_OPC_ENG_Tool.exe).
The SG_OPC_ENG_Tool window is displayed.
2. On the File menu, click New.
3. In the New Database Settings dialog box, do the following:
c. In the DSN box, type the name of the SNMP database.
d. Leave the User and Password boxes blank.
e. Click OK.
4. On the Add menu, click Add Vendor.
5. In the Add Vendor dialog box, do the following:
a. In the Vendor Name box, type a name relating to the OPCServer database.
Record the Vendor ID number and keep it handy. You will need this number for
configuring the SNMP Engineering Tool
b. Click OK.
The name is displayed in the top-left pane of the SG_OPC_ENG_Tool window.
6. Click the vendor name that you just added.
7. On the Connections menu, click Connect To OPCServer.
8. Click No on the message box that asks whether to use local registry settings.
9. On the Set OPC Server dialog box, select Insight OPCServerDA.1, and then click OK.
10. On the Connections menu, click Set OPC Server.