Operating Instructions

Chapter 2 – Installing and Configuring the OPC/SNMP Agent
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Setting Up the SNMP Engineering Tool
The SNMP Engineering Tool is used to define the information accessed via SNMP. To set up the SNMP
Engineering Tool, you do the following:
• Enter general settings for the SNMP Engineering Tool
• Add MIB references
Entering General Settings for the SNMP Engineering Tool
To enter general settings, do the following steps:
1. Start the SNMP Engineering Tool (SNMPEngTool.exe).
The SNMPEngTool window is displayed.
2. On the File menu, click New.
3. In the Open SNMP Database dialog box, do the following:
a. In the DSN box, type the name of the SNMP database.
b. Leave the User and Password boxes blank.
c. Click OK.
4. On the Settings menu, click Edit General Settings.
The Edit Settings dialog box is displayed.
5. In the File Settings tab, do the following:
a. In the Log Files Location box, type the location and name of the SNMP Agent folder, or click
to browse and enter the information.
b. In the License File box, type the location and name of the License Key file, or click
to
browse and enter the information.
c. In the SNMP Agent DLL box, type the location and name of the mfcsnmpdll.dll file, or click
to browse and enter the information.
d. Click OK.
6. Click the Other Settings tab, and then do the following:
a. In the Maximum Number to Request from OPC box, type the number of points that you want
to access with SNMP.
b. In the Vendor ID for SNMP Module box, type the Vendor ID number that was assigned via the
OPC Engineering Tool (Step 5a in the Configuring the OPC Engineering Tool procedure).
c. Click OK.
7. Leave the SNMPEngTool window open for the next procedure, Adding MIB References.