• Windows Server 2012 R2 Install Snmp Service
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Snmp Setup
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Enable Snmp Service
• Windows Server 2012 Snmp Settings

Enabling SNMP on Windows. On Windows workstations select Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and install it. On Windows Server you'll have to click Next in the Add Roles and Features Wizard until you reach the Features sections where you can install the SNMP Service.

1. May 01, 2013  If you just install the SNMP service and immediately try to configure the snmp settings without a restart of the server the tab is missing. This behaviour exists since Windows 2008. In order to get the SNMP setting tabs you have to open the service settings, start the service, close the settings and re-open the settings again.
2. For Windows Server, you need an agent, not a collector (or server). For example, Solarwinds syslog server (formerly Kiwi syslog server) is a syslog server, not a syslog agent. If you don’t have a syslog server already, then that is a good option for general use or vCenter Log Insight is a good option if you are already using VMware vSphere.
3. Windows 2012 does not Support SNMP:. SNMP is deprecated. Instead, use the Common Information Model (CIM), which is supported by the WS-Management web services protocol and implemented as Windows Remote Management. Now, further research shows that it really 'isn't' deprecated, you can still install it as a feature.

I have to configure the security settings for the SNMP-Service on a Windows Server. But they are missing!

Here are the facts:

• OS: Windows Server 2012 R2

• I installed the SNMP feature and I believe, that I already configured the service (but I forgot to add another IP under Security tab)

• I know the issue where you have to restart the SNMP-service after you installed the feature to see the Security tab (so I made already some restarts.)

• My colleague installed now the DC server role.

• Now I can not see the Security tab anymore (I don't know if it has to do something with the installation of the DC role).

• I really need SNMP for monitoring reasons. (So please don't advise to use WMI or other things)

• I used my domain admin when clicking on 'SNMP-Service' --> 'Properties'

What can I do to see the Security tab again? Or is there a possibility to configure the SNMP service via CMD or PowerShell?

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4 Answers

You need to install the SNMP Tools feature to get those tab pages, e.g. using the Powershell command Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-SNMP.

Remember to restart the service manager before opening the properties page again.

You need to open the services.msc from an elevated command line window (run as admin). Then you'll get the security tab!

Windows Server 2012 R2 Install Snmp Service

I found this site for config via registry:

• Dysan, IT Library blog, 2010-01-28, How to: Set SNMP settings through registry

I set up PermittedManagers and ValidCommunities, and now it seems to work for me!

REG_SZ

Value name: 1

Value data: (IP address of monitoring server)

REG_DWORD

Windows Server 2012 R2 Snmp Setup

Value Data: 4

Value Name: (community string)

(But if anyone has a hint why I can't see the Security tab under Properties I would be grateful anyway!)

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Windows Server 2012 R2 Enable Snmp Service

I read on another website that closing the service.msc waiting a few seconds and opening it again will make the agent, security and traps tabs appear. Worked for me.https://martcj.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/snmp-service-has-no-agent-traps-or-security-tabs-to-configure-in-windows-2008/

Windows Server 2012 Snmp Settings

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