Installation manual

32 Setup and Administration
To enable a system running the Windows Server 2003 operating system to
receive SNMP packets from a remote host, perform the following steps:
1
Open the Computer Management window.
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 station applications must match the SNMP community
name configured on the Dell OpenManage software system so that the
management applications can retrieve systems management information
from the Dell OpenManage software.
1
Open the Computer Management window.
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 to SNMP Service , right-click SNMP
Service
, and 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 the management station (the default is
public) in the
Community Name text box and click Add .
The
SNMP Service Properties window appears.