Question: SNMP Service in Windows 8.1

Windows contains an embedded SNMP service, but it's not enabled by default. In this project, you turn the SNMP service on, configure the service to start collecting SNMP messages, and enable the SNMP Trap service. The following instructions are written for either Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.

1. Open the Control Panel. Click Programs, then click Turn Windows features on or off. After a pause, the Turn Windows features on or off dialog box opens.

2. Scroll down and click the plus sign (þ) next to "Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)." Click the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) check box to select it, click the WMI SNMP Provider check box to select it, and then click OK. When Windows completes its changes, click Close.

3. To open the SNMP service from the Control Panel window, return to the Control Panel home screen, click System and Security and then click Administrative Tools. (You might need to scroll down to see Administrative Tools.)

4. In the Administrative Tools window, double-click the Services icon, and then, in the Services window, scroll down and double-click SNMP Service.

5. In the SNMP Service Properties (Local Computer) window, click the Security tab, verify that the Send authentication trap check box is selected, and then click Add under Accepted community names.

6. Leave the Community rights as READ ONLY, type public in the Community Name box, and then click Add.

7. Close the SNMP Service Properties (Local Computer) window, then double-click SNMP Trap. Near the bottom of the SNMP Trap Properties (Local Computer) window, click Start.

8. Open Task Manager and use the Resource Monitor to determine which ports the SNMP and SNMP Trap services are listening on, and which protocols (TCP or UDP) the services are using. What information did you find?

9. Return to the Services window, right-click on SNMP Service, click Stop, and repeat for the SNMP Trap service.