How to enable SNMP on Windows 2003 Server

How to enable SNMP on Windows 2003 Server

Re-published from: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/enable-snmp-in-windows-server-2003/#.

Note: Requires that you have Disk 1 and Disk 2 readily available

1. Go to Start | Control Panel | Add Or Remove Programs.
2. Choose Add/Remove Windows Components.
3. In the Windows Components window, scroll down and select Management And Monitoring Tools. Don't put a check mark in the selector box; simply select the entry.
4. Click Details.
5. Scroll down and select the check box next to Simple Network Management Protocol.
6. Click OK to return to the Windows Component window.
7. Click Next and, if prompted, insert the Windows CD.

1. Windows CD.

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Enable SNMP via Add/Remove Programs

When you're done with these steps, configure SNMP with the appropriate community strings by opening the Services Control Panel applet and locating the SNMP Service. Open the service's Properties page by double-clicking the service.