Operating Instructions

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About This Manual.................................................................................................................................iv
Document Organization ......................................................................................................................................iv
Document Conventions.......................................................................................................................................iv
Where to Send Comments ..................................................................................................................................iv
Chapter 1 – About the OPC/SNMP Agent .............................................................................................5
What is SNMP?....................................................................................................................................................5
What is the OPC/SNMP Agent? ..........................................................................................................................5
System Components.............................................................................................................................................6
Insight OPCServer.........................................................................................................................................6
OPC/SNMP Agent ........................................................................................................................................6
SNMP Manager and MIB..............................................................................................................................7
System Requirements...........................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 2 – Installing and Configuring the OPC/SNMP Agent ...........................................................9
Before You Install the OPC/SNMP Agent ..........................................................................................................9
Getting IP Addresses............................................................................................................................................9
Setting Up SNMP Services................................................................................................................................10
Installing the OPC/SNMP Agent .......................................................................................................................11
Requesting a License .........................................................................................................................................11
Setting Up the SNMP Database.........................................................................................................................12
Setting up the OPC Engineering Tool................................................................................................................12
Verifying Communication with the Insight OPCServer Database ..............................................................12
Configuring the OPC Engineering Tool......................................................................................................13
Accessing and Viewing OPC Items ............................................................................................................14
Setting Up the SNMP Engineering Tool............................................................................................................15
Entering General Settings for the SNMP Engineering Tool .......................................................................15
Adding MIB References..............................................................................................................................16