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1. User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 4 n case of an error e g a timeout please verify that the SNMP manager at the end destination is up and running and that no firewall is blocking SNMP Trap and SNMP Inform messages as well as SNMP Response messages 5 3 4 Enabling Disabling SNMP Notification Forward Rules When a new forward rule is created it is automatically enabled If one or more rules are temporarily not needed they can be disabled for the SNMP Proxy Agent to stop forwarding SNMP messages according to these rules and to free the respective ports on which it listens for incoming SNMP messages SNMP notification forward rules can be disabled and enabled in the same manner as SNMP query forward rules For the detailed instructions please refer to the section Enabling Disabling SNMP Query Forward Rules 5 3 5 Deleting SNMP Notification Forward Rules 1 In the SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator main window select the SNMP Notification tab 2 Inthe SNMP Notification list select one or more rules that you wish to delete and choose the Rule Delete command from the main menu Alternatively right click the selected rules and choose the Delete pop up command Figure 28 SNMP Query V SNMP Notification V i Status Receive port Receive profile Forward profile Forward address Forwar C Enabled E 2c pub Mew Multiple Rules E Edit Enabled 2003 vic pub 9 100 17 1i m Delete Enabled 2004 Vic pub b 0102. ssssssssssee 30 Figure 28 Deleting selected SNMP notification forward rules cccccseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeeeeseeaaaeeees 31 Figure 29 Filtering rules in the SNMP query list 33 Figure 30 Selecting the Export Configuration command esses 34 Figure 3T Exportng configuration toni THO 2 veo tuin Coss dave vado Frber oa Epoca ke areae europe I cea eese e avi eoe Foi t 34 Figure 32 Selecting the Import Configuration command sese 35 Figure 33 Selecting the ini file to import configuration from cccccceseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeeeeeeeaas 35 Figure 34 Selecting the import method saaien nennen nennen nnn nnne nennen nnn 36 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Introduction 1 1 INTRODUCTION This user manual contains instructions for completing basic operations in MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent application Majority of instructions are provided on a step by step basis which should help the reader start using the software effectively It is supposed that you are familiar with using a graphical computer environment such as choosing a main menu command or a pop up command selecting items closing windows and dialog boxes etc All program commands in this manual are written in bold and italic letters Individual commands in combinations of commands are separated by the character All hyperlinks in text are marked with blue colored letters e g Confi
3. MG SOFT Corporation SNMP Proxy Agent 2014 UsER MANUAL Document Version 3 2 Document published on 29 September 2014 Copyright 2007 2014 MG SOFT Corporation MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Introduction In order to improve the design or performance characteristics MG SOFT reserves the right to make changes in this document or in the software without notice No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of MG SOFT Corporation Permission to print one copy is hereby granted if your only means of access is electronic Depending on your license certain functions described in this document may not be available in the version of the software that you are currently using Screenshots used in this document may slightly differ from those on your display MG SOFT may have patents patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property Copyright 2007 2014 MG SOFT Corporation All rights reserved MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Introduction TABLE OF CONTENTS EM MUOJUCIOM co 5 tl JProdtct DescripllOlissd eso aen case cei OREL Qo dated cerro uo b aae cepa ir ode at one ut eu Dea Co
4. If Dynamic filter option is not selected the filter functions as a one time search Select the Match case option to make the filter case sensitive If this option is enabled the search will find only those strings in which the letter capitalization matches the one used in the Filter input line e g SNMPv1 will find SNMPv1 but not Snmpv1 Select the Match whole word only option to find only those strings that are whole words and not part of a larger word e g SNMP will find SNMP but not SNMPv1 Enter characters that will serve as a filter condition into the Filter input line Only the rules rows that contain the entered text in one or more of the selected columns will be displayed in the list of forwarding rules The number of hits i e rules that match the filter condition is displayed next to the Filter input line Figure 29 For example indication 7 108 means that 7 rules out of 108 satisfy the filter condition LL 32 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Exporting and Importing Configuration M G SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator File Edit Rule Service Help 122 PE Filter Secuser Clear Options J SNMP Query V SNMP Notification V Status Receive port Receive profile Forward profile Forward address Forward port Enabled 1161 SMhP3 Secliser V2c public H 3 10 161 Enabled BU SNMP Secllser Vac public 10 0 3 10 161 Enabled HUD SAMIPys_SecUser Vc public 10 0 3 11 161 Enabled B3 SAMIPys
5. Enabled oji SA MPys_SecUser Edit Enabled 8003 SNMPv3 SecLiser caai Enable Disable Test Enabled B4 SMMPyu3 Secllser Enabled a005 SAM Pa Secllser 4 a 4 Enabled all SMIMP e3 SecUser Select All TT Select Enabled Invert Selection a e service Connected All rules 11 Query rules 11 Notification rules U Selected rules Figure 15 Testing an SNMP query forward rule 2 SNMP Proxy Agent sends an SNMP request to the forward destination specified by the selected rule If it receives a valid SNMP response from the destination the OK status icon amp and the test time stamp is displayed in the Test Status column of the respective rule Otherwise the Error status icon and error description is displayed e g Timeout Place your mouse cursor above the test status icon to see the detailed test result retrieved value in a tooltip SNMP Notification e profil Forward profile Forward address Forward port Test status Public SHA DES User 212 30 73 70 R L3 6 1 2 1 1 3 0 e TEN BE e 15 day 139h 4 m 55s 1lth Figure 16 Viewing a rule s test status details in a tooltip 5 2 4 Viewing Activity Status of Rules The SNMP Proxy Agent Configuration utility lets you view at any given time which of the enabled forwarding rules are currently active and working as expected The software enables this by displaying a different rule stat
6. GUI for configuring the proxy rules and controlling the service In addition to MS Windows operating systems Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Windows Server 2012 Windows 8 x MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent will soon be available also for Linux operating systems running on Intel x86 architectures Red Hat SuSE Debian Ubuntu as well as for Apple Mac OS X universal binaries for Intel x86 and x86 64 platforms LL 5 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Installing SNMP Proxy Agent on Windows 2 INSTALLING SNMP PROXY AGENT ON WINDOWS 2 1 System Requirements MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent 2014 for Windows has been successfully tested on the following 32 bit and 64 bit MS Windows operating systems m D D D O D U Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Windows Server 2012 Windows 8 x You need to have administrative privileges to successfully install SNMP Proxy Agent 2014 2 2 Installing SNMP Proxy Agent for Windows 1 Use Windows Explorer to locate the MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent software distribution zip archive or setup file that you have downloaded from MG SOFT s Website or obtained on a removable medium Note If MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent installer has been delivered to you on a USB flash card WalletFlash insert the card into a free USB port on your computer and allow the operating system to install the necessary drivers to us
7. Navigate to the location that contains the previously exported configuration ini file select the file and click the Open button to start importing the configuration n C Users Administrator ProxyConfig ou o E vi My Computer is ProxyConfiguration 2014 09 30 ini R Ad a ProxyConfiquration 2014 10 29 ini dm File name ProxyConfiguration 2014 09 30 ini Files of type INI files ini INI Figure 33 Selecting the ini file to import configuration from 3 he Proxy Agent Configurator displays the dialog box prompting you to select whether to replace or supplement the current configuration Figure 34 LL 35 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Exporting and Importing Configuration Append Cancel Figure 34 Selecting the import method a Select the Replace button to replace the current configuration rules and profiles with the one from the selected ini file or a Select the Append button to append the configuration rules and profiles from the ini file to the current configuration 4 The Proxy Agent Configurator reads the configuration from the ini file and either replaces the current configuration or appends data to it based on your selection LL 36
8. and set its properties as described in the New Edit SNMP Profile Dialog Box section In the Forward Profile drop down menu select the SNMP profile to be used for forwarding SNMP notification messages If the Receive and Forward profiles are different all incoming SNMP Trap and Inform notification messages will be translated to match the Forward profiles SNMP protocol settings and then forwarded to the target address Similarly all SNMP Response to Inform messages received from the target address will be translated back to the initial SNMP version according to the Receive profile settings before being sent back to the Inform sender Tip To create a new SNMP profile select the New SNMP profile entry from the Forward profile drop down list and set its properties as described in the New Edit SNMP Profile Dialog Box section Into the Forward Address input line enter the IP address which the SNMP notification messages will be forwarded to If you wish that each rule forwards SNMP notifications to a different IP address select the Auto increment option next to the Forward address input line This will create a series of rules where the last octet of the specified forward IP address will be incremented by one in each consecutive rule For example if the Number of rules is 10 and Forward address is 10 0 0 1 then ten rules will be created first with the forward address of 10 0 0 1 and the last with the forward address of 10 0 0 10 Int
9. back to the Inform sender Tip To create a new SNMP profile select the New SNMP profile entry from the Forward profile drop down list and set its properties as described in the New Edit SNMP Profile Dialog Box section 7 nto the Forward Address input line enter the IP address or the fully qualified domain name e g myserver mydomain com which the SNMP requests will be forwarded to 8 Into the Forward port input line enter the UDP port number which the SNMP notifications will be forwarded to 9 Into the Timeout input line enter the timeout value in seconds for forwarding SNMP Inform messages Note that this setting applies only to SNMP Inform messages Trap messages are not retransmitted LL 25 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 10 Into the Retries input line enter a number that controls how many times the SNMP Inform messages will be retransmitted after the first timeout Note that this setting applies only to SNMP Inform messages Trap messages are not retransmitted 11 To enable adding a variable binding carrying the original source address to each forwarded SNMP notification message check the Add source address variable binding to PDU checkbox If this checkbox is checked SNMP Proxy Agent appends an additional variable binding to the variable bindings list of every received SNMP notification PDU before forwarding the notification to the target address The name OID p
10. created it is automatically enabled If a rule is temporarily not needed you can disable it When a rule is disabled SNMP Proxy Agent stops forwarding SNMP messages as specified by the given rule and releases the respective receive port To disable rules 1 In the SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator main window select the SNMP Query tab 2 Select one or more forwarding rules you wish to disable and choose the Rule Disable command from the main menu Alternatively right click the selected rules and choose the Disable pop up command Figure 18 LL 21 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent SNMP Query Y SNMP Notification Status Receive port Receive profile Forward profile Forward address Forward port Mew Rule Enabled ST 10 0 3 111 161 Enabled elll3 Edit 10 0 3 17 161 Enabled aod mee Deu RENE Lom o 161 a Enabled Enable 10 0 3 114 Disable Test 10 0 3 15 161 select AI m ic select Enabled Invert Selection a Service Connected 1 Figure 18 Disabling forwarding rules 3 The status of the selected rules changes to Disabled Figure 19 meaning that the rules are not in effect forwarding is disabled The software also stops listening on the receive ports specified in the disabled rules SNMP mNotification Status Receive port Receive profile Forward profile Forward address Forward port SsNMPwd_secUser V2c public 10 0 3 110 181 sSMhPS3 SecUser V
11. managing multiple devices through the proxy Every rule for forwarding SNMP requests must have a unique receive port i e port on which the software listens for incoming SNMP requests LL 13 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent Note Unlike the rules for forwarding SNMP requests rules for forwarding SNMP notifications can have the same receive port this port must not be already used by any of the SNMP query forwarding rules This means that SNMP Proxy Agent can be used to forward the same stream of SNMP Trap and Inform messages to two or more destinations The next two sections describe how to create one SNMP query forwarding rule and how to create multiple SNMP query forwarding rules at a time Then the methods of testing enabling and disabling forwarding rules are explained Finally the procedure of deleting forwarding rules is described 5 2 1 Adding a SNMP Query Forward Rule 1 In the SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator main window select the SNMP Query tab 2 Select the Rule New Rule command from the main menu Figure 9 or right click inside the SNMP Query list and select the New Rule pop up command 7 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator File Edit Service Help dc New Ral f Mew Muth e Rules p Edit Delete Be Enable y V SNMP Notification Y Disable Test Filter pone i Forward profile Forward address Forward port Test st D ser
12. 0 17 Li Enable Enabled 2005 Vec_pub 8 Brees 0 100 17 Lf Enabled 2006 vic pub Test 0 0041 select All select Enabled service Connected All rules 21 Invert Selectian 25 10 Selected rules 2 Figure 28 Deleting selected SNMP notification forward rules 3 Click the Yes button in the confirmation dialog that appears to confirm the rule deletion The corresponding line s disappear from the list of forwarding rules in the SNMP Notification tab LU 31 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Filtering Rules 6 FILTERING RULES MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator implements a convenient filtering feature that lets you find and display only those rules that contain the user specified text string in any of the selected columns To filter forwarding rules 1 Select the tab in the Proxy Agent Configurator main window where you wish to filter the rules i e SNMP Query tab or SNMP Notification tab 2 Click the Options button next to the Filter input line and in the Options drop down list that appears select the desired filtering options and the columns that you wish to search in Select the Dynamic filter option to make the filter behave as a continuous search and filter tool meaning that any subsequent changes you make to the rules are automatically put through the filter and only those rules that match the filtering criteria are displayed This process continues until you remove clear the filter
13. 0 29 30 SNMPyw2 public V3_SHA Aes126 User 10 0 29 30 SNMPv1 public SNMPw2 public 10 0 0 178 Service Connected All rules 136 Query rules 34 Notification rules 102 Selected rules 1 Figure 30 Selecting the Export Configuration command 2 he Export dialog box appears Figure 31 Navigate to the location whereto you want to save the configuration file and enter the name of the configuration ini file into the File name input line and click the Save button to write the file to disk m Administrator ProxyConfig Organize New folder xir Favorites Date modified EE Desktop d Downloads z i Recent Places No items match your search Libraries E Documents a Music i Pictures BE Videos 4 n File name ProxyConfiguration 2014 10 29 Save as type IMI files ini INT Hide Folders Figure 31 Exporting configuration to ini file LL 34 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Exporting and Importing Configuration 7 2 Importing Configuration from ini File 1 In the Proxy Agent Configurator select the File Import Configuration command from the main menu Figure 32 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator SNMP Query SNMP Notification Status Receive port Receive profile Forward profile Forward 4x Enabled 40001 SNMP 1 public SHA DES User 10 0 Figure 32 Selecting the Import Configuration command 2 he Import dialog box appears Figure 33
14. 0i Suto increment Receive profle SNMP43_SecUser Forward profile vac public Forward address 10 0 3 10 Auto increment Forward port 161 Auto increment Timeout 5 seconds Retries 4 Comment File Servers m Figure 13 New Multiple Rules dialog box 4 nto the Number of rules input line in the New Multiple Rules dialog box enter the number of SNMP query forwarding rules you would like to create n 5 Into the Receive port input line enter the first UDP port number on which the proxy agent will listen for incoming SNMP requests SNMP Get GetNext GetBulk if applicable Set The software will automatically listen for incoming SNMP requests also on the additional n 7 ports starting from the receive port For example if the Number of rules 10 and Receive port 8001 then ten rules will be created each with a different receive port in the range of 8001 8010 the software will listen for SNMP requests on this port range 6 In the Receive profile drop down list select the SNMP profile whose settings the incoming SNMP requests must match in order to be forwarded by the rules we are creating Tip To create a new SNMP profile select the New SNMP profile entry from the Receive profile drop down list and set its properties as described in the New Edit SNMP Profile Dialog Box section 7 n the Forward Profile drop down menu select the SNMP profile to be used for forwarding SNMP requests If
15. MP profile LL 11 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 2 Choose the SNMP version that will be supported by the simulated agent s by selecting the corresponding radio button 3 If you have selected the SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c protocol version check the Read Community checkbox and into the accompanying input line enter the community name used for SNMP querying operations SNMP Get GetNext GetBulk To accept SNMP query messages with any community string Receive profile or to disable translating community string Forward profile leave the Read community checkbox unchecked Note 1 When a profile is used as the input profile Receive profile in a proxy rule the Read community parameter functions as a filter for incoming SNMP querying requests i e only those incoming SNMP query messages that include the matching community string will be forwarded by the given rule If the Read community checkbox is unchecked then all SNMP querying requests will be passed through regardless of the community name they contain Note 2 When a profile is used as the output profile Forward profile in a proxy rule the specified Read community will be inserted into all outgoing SNMP query messages forwarded by the given rule If the Read community checkbox is unchecked then each outgoing SNMP message will contain the same community name as it had it on the input no community translation occurs 4 f you have selected
16. NMP ProxyAgent Control Panel n Doc n Startup Devices and Printers Computer Default Programs Help and Support Figure 1 Starting SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator in Windows 7 2 As the program starts the MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent splash screen appears displaying the company name and announcing the program itself 3 The SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator desktop will appear Figure 2 LL 7 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Starting SNMP Proxy Agent 3 2 Starting SNMP Proxy Agent Service By default SNMP Proxy Agent Service is started automatically by the system Should you need to start it manually proceed as follows 1 Select the Service Start command from the main menu in SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator Figure 2 7 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator File Edit Rule Help A B Start s stop Filter Restart Options SNMP Query V SNMP Notification l Status Receive port Receive profile Forward profile Forward address Forward part Disabled wi Public SHA DES User 212 30 73 70 Service Disconnected All rules 1 Query rules 1 Notification rules 0 selected rules 1 Figure 2 Starting SNMP Proxy Agent Service from Proxy Agent Configurator 2 Depending on your operating system and user privileges you may be prompted with a dialog to enter the administrator password or to permit the service starting operation If prompted enter the administrator passwo
17. P PROXY AGENT 5 1 Configuring SNMP Profiles A SNMP profile contains SNMP protocol settings SNMP version community names or SNMPv3 user settings that are used by SNMP Proxy Agent for receiving or forwarding SNMP messages One can configure many different SNMP profiles in the SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator and assign them to forwarding rules To start configuring SNMP profiles select the Edit SNMP Profiles command from the main menu or click the SNMP Profiles toolbar button The SNMP Profiles dialog box appears Figure 6 SNMP Profiles HERR EE Ier m M atid Edit vt Public Wac public Delete Filter SNMP 7 SNMP2c 7 SNMPv3 v In Use Disabled Close Figure 6 SNMP profile management dialog box a To create a new SNMP profile click the New button and the New Edit SNMP Profile dialog box will appear To remove an existing profile select it on the list and click the Delete button To edit an existing profile select it on the list and click the Edit button and the New Edit SNMP Profile dialog box will appear a To filter existing SNMP profiles by the protocol version SNMPv1 SNMPv2c SNMPv3 or by the usage in use or by disabled status select the respective option s in the Filter frame in the SNMP Profiles dialog box 5 1 1 New Edit SNMP Profile Dialog Box 1 In the Profile name input line in the New Edit SNMP Profile dialog box enter the name of the SN
18. _SecUser V2c public 10 0 3 12 161 Enabled KUO 4 SAMIPys_SecUser VW c_public 10 0 3 13 161 Enabled a005 SMMPy3 SecUser V c public 10 0 3 14 181 Enabled BU SMMPy3 SecUser V c public 10 0 3 15 181 e service Connected All rules 122 Query rules 112 Notification rules 10 Selected rules 1 Figure 29 Filtering rules in the SNMP query list 5 Click the Clear button next to the Filter input line to remove the filter and display all forwarding rules 7 EXPORTING AND IMPORTING CONFIGURATION MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator lets you export the entire configuration i e all SNMP query and notification forwarding rules and SNMP profiles and save it to a configuration INI file This INI file can later be imported into the same or different copy of SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator in order to either replace its current configuration or append the rules and profiles from the ini file to the current configuration 7 1 Exporting Configuration to ini File 1 In the Proxy Agent Configurator select the File Export Configuration command from the main menu Figure 30 LL 33 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Exporting and Importing Configuration MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator Help Options SNMP Query SNMP Notification Status Receive profile Forward profile Forward address Enabled 16 SNMPv1 public SHA DES User 212 30 73 70 d Enabled 3000 SNMPyv2 public V3 SHA Aes128 User 10
19. able Disable Test s Select All Select Enabled Invert Selection a service Connected All rules 12 Query rules 11 Notification rules 1 Selected rules 1 Figure 26 Testing an SNMP notification forwarding rule 2 SNMP Proxy Agent will send an SNMP Trap message if the forward profile uses SNMPv1 protocol version or SNMP Inform message if the forward profile uses SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 protocol version to the forward destination Note SNMP Trap sending represents an unconfirmed event reporting mechanism while SNMP Inform sending is a confirmed event reporting mechanism In other words in case of a SNMP Trap message no response is sent back by the Trap receiver while in case of an SNMP Inform message the receiver is required to send a response message back to the sender to confirm Inform reception 3 If SNMP Proxy Agent receives a valid SNMP response to Inform message from the destination the OK status icon amp and the test time stamp is displayed in the Test Status column Otherwise the Error status icon fl and error description is displayed e g Timeout Place your mouse cursor above the test status icon to see the detailed test result in a tooltip Figure 27 SNMP Quer SNMP Notification Test status SMINMPuy3 Secllser 10 0 0 215 ff n 18 2014 2 12 46 Ph Inform response recerved Figure 27 Viewing a notification rule s test status details in a tooltip LL 30 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent
20. blic T SNP public SNMP public SNMP public SNMP public SNMP public SNMP public SNMP public 10 0 100 17 10 0 100 17 10 0 100 17 10 0 100 17 10 0 100 17 10 0 100 17 10 0 100 17 All rules 115 Query rules 11 Notification rules 104 Selected rules 1 15 16 162 162 152 152 14 4 4 48 4 4 4 4 4 local colle local colle local colle local colle local colle local colle local colle ue Figure 25 Multiple notification forward rules in the SNMP Notification tab LL 29 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 5 3 3 Testing SNMP Notification Forward Rules 1 To test a notification forwarding rule select it in the SNMP Notification list and choose the Rule Test command from the menu Alternatively right click the rule and select the Test command from the pop up menu Figure 26 Tip You can select and test several or all SNMP notification forward rules at a time using the above procedure To select a block of adjacent rules click the first rule in the list press and hold down the SHIFT key an click the last rule To select non adjacent rules press and hold down the CTRL key while clicking the rules SNMP Quer SNMP Notification m Status Receive pork Receive profile Forward profile Forward address Forward port source z Test status Enabled 152 v1 Public SA APS 3_ ten Rule New Multiple Rules Edit Delete En
21. c public 10 0 3 11 161 SAMPya SecUser Vec_public 10 0 3 17 161 SNMP Secliser V2c public 10 0 3 13 161 SNPs Secliser V2c public 10 0 3 14 161 Figure 19 A list of forwarding rules where some of them are disabled To enable rules 1 In the SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator main window select the SNMP Query tab 2 Select one or more forwarding rules you wish to enable and choose the Rule Enable command from the main menu Alternatively right click the selected rules and choose the Enable pop up command 3 The status of the selected rules changes to 4 Enabled Figure 18 meaning that the rules are in effect i e the software listens on the specified receive port for incoming SNMP messages and is ready to forward SNMP requests according to the rule configuration LL 22 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 5 2 6 Deleting SNMP Query Forward Rules In the SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator main window select the SNMP Query tab 2 In the SNMP Query list select one or more rules that you wish to delete and choose the Rule Delete command from the main menu Alternatively right click the selected rules and choose the Delete pop up command Figure 28 3 Click the Yes button in the confirmation dialog that appears to confirm the rule deletion The corresponding line s disappear from the list of forwarding rules in the SNMP Query tab 5 3 Configuring Proxy Forward Rules for SNMP Not
22. cUser VWec_ public 10 0 3 13 161 Enabled a005 sSMhMPu3 Secliser V 2c public 10 0 3 14 161 Enabled B SMBAPu3 Secllser V2c public 10 0 3 15 161 Enabled Bun SAMIPya_SecUser V 2c public 10 0 3 16 161 Enabled Bus sSMhMPu3 Secliser V2c public 10 0 3 17 161 Enabled Bug SAMIPya_SecUser V2c public 10 0 3 18 161 ty ty ty Enabled Buil SAMIPya_SecUser V2c public 10 0 3 19 161 E amp service Connected All rules 11 Query rules 11 Notification rules Selected rules 1 Figure 14 Multiple new forward rules in the SNMP Query list 5 2 3 Testing SNMP Query Forward Rules 1 To test a rule select it in the SNMP Query list and choose the Rule Test command from the main menu Alternatively right click the rule and select the Test command from the pop up menu Figure 15 Tip You can select and test several or all SNMP query forward rules at a time using the above procedure To select a block of adjacent rules click the first rule in the list press and hold down the SHIFT key and click the last rule To select non adjacent rules press and hold down the CTRL key while clicking the rules LL 19 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 2 Status Receive pork Receive profile Forward profile Forward address Forward port Test status Enabled 6160 Vi Public remuEEPEERN EE x Mew Rule Enabled aud SNMPy3 SecHser New Multiple Rules
23. cation forwarding rules you would like to create n Into the Receive port input line enter the UDP port number on which the SNMP Proxy Agent will listen for incoming SNMP Trap and Inform notification messages There are two options a To create rules that will have different incrementing receive port select the Auto increment checkbox next to the Receive port input line If this option is selected the software will automatically listen for incoming SNMP notifications LL 27 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 6 10 also on the additional n 7 ports starting from the specified receive port For example if the Number of rules is 10 and Heceive port is 2000 then ten rules will be created each with a different receive port starting with port 2000 and ending with port 2009 the software will listen for SNMP notifications on UDP port range 2000 2009 a To create rules that will have the same receive port but different forward destinations uncheck the Auto increment checkbox In this case SNMP Proxy Agent will listen on one port for incoming SNMP Trap and Inform messages and forward them to n destinations In the Receive profile drop down list select the SNMP profile whose settings the incoming SNMP notification messages must match in order to be forwarded by the given rules Tip To create a new SNMP profile select the New SNMP profile entry from the Receive profile drop down list
24. dress The name OID portion of this variable binding is snmpTrapAddress 0 1 3 6 1 6 3 18 1 3 0 and the value is either the value of the SNMPv1 agent adar field if the notification was received as SNMPv1 Trap message or the IP address from which SNMP Proxy Agent actually received the notification if the notification was received as SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 Trap or Inform message Into the Comment input line optionally enter a short comment describing the rule Click the OK button to close the New SNMP Notification Proxy Rule dialog box and create the new forwarding rules new lines appear in the SNMP Notification list MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator File Edit Rule Service Help t 2 PH Filter Clear Options SNMP Query V SNMP Notification 4l Status Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Receive pork Receive profile Forward profile Forward address orward pork source c Comment 16 SAMPy1 public SHA AES128 User nmsz mg soft com 16 y v1 NMS2 16 SNMPe2 public SHA AEST128 User nmsl mg soft com 15 vi MMSI 1857 MIDS DES User SHA amp ES128 User nmslLmg soft cam 157 v3 NMSI 1864 WI Public SHA AES128 llser nmsl mg saft com 1854 v1 Mh SI fy iy dH Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled amp Service Connected SNP public SNMP public SNMP public SNMP public SNMP public SNMP public SNMP pu
25. e the flash drive The software distribution contains installer for 32 bit x86 build of MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent for Windows Double click the setup exe file to run the SNMP Proxy Agent installer Follow the installation guidelines on screen to complete the software installation When prompted for the license point the dialog box to the 1icense key file you have received via e mail or on the enclosed USB flash card in order for the installer to apply the license key to be used with the installed software Tip You can install the software also without providing a 1icense key file and apply the license later as described in the Applying License Key section Once the installation is complete you can start SNMP Proxy Agent program LL 6 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Starting SNMP Proxy Agent 3 STARTING SNMP PROXY AGENT 3 1 Starting SNMP Proxy Agent Configuration Utility 1 To start the MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent configuration utility select the SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator entry from the Windows Start menu Figure 1 e Default Programs mere i Desktop Gadget Gallery e Internet Explorer 64 bit e Internet Explorer Windows DVD Maker Administrator g9 Windows Fax and Scan Windows Media Center Documents Windows Media Player e Windows Update lt a XPS Viewer di Accessories di Games di Maintenance ne P ks zl m Ph j I wll j 3 E WI Pictures Music Games rs Uninstall MG SOFT S
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27. est status 6160 v1 Public HA DES User 412 30 73 70 161 g service Connected All rules 1 Query rules 1 Notification rules 0 Selected rules 0 Figure 11 A new SNMP query forwarding rule in the Proxy Agent Configurator Repeat the above steps to configure additional rules for forwarding SNMP requests 5 2 2 Adding Multiple SNMP Query Forward Rules This section describes how to quickly create a number of rules for forwarding SNMP requests Each rule created in this procedure uses a different receive port and can forward SNMP requests to a different IP address and or port 1 In the SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator main window select the SNMP Query tab 2 Select the Rule New Multiple Rules command from the main menu Figure 12 or right click inside the SNMP Query list and select the New Multiple Rules pop up command E MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator File Edit Service Help Mew Rule New Multiple Rules Edit n er Delete Options ERE SNMP Query V SNMP Notification V Disable profile Forward profile Forward address Forward p blic 3HA DES User 2172 30 73 7T 161 Figure 12 Adding multiple SNMP query forward rules LLI 16 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 3 The New Multiple Rules dialog box appears Figure 13 New Multiple SNMP Query Proxy Rules Number of rules 10 Receive port 0
28. guring SNMP Proxy Agent Clicking a hyperlink opens the page which the hyperlink points to The content of this guide is listed in the Table of Contents Product Description MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent software application can receive optionally translate and forward any valid SNMP messages to final targets as well as receive optionally translate and send responses to these messages back to the message originators In addition to SNMP Get GetNext GetBulk and Set requests it can also forward and translate SNMP Trap and Inform messages The software supports SNMPv1 SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 protocol versions and can translate SNMP messages between different versions of the protocol This makes it fully transparent to the network management NMS applications and managed SNMP devices which are not aware that the actual management is conducted through a SNMP proxy application A typical SNMP proxy agent application is located between one or more network management NMS applications and the managed SNMP devices agents for example when NMS and agents do not support the same version of the SNMP protocol or when they are not in the same sub network The main components of the software are the proxy service and the management console The SNMP Proxy Agent service runs as a system service application and receives translates and forwards SNMP messages The SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator is a management console that provides a graphical user interface
29. ication rules that will listen on the same port but forward SNMP notifications to different destinations LL 24 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent New SNMP Notification Proxy Rule Ea Receive port 162 Receive profle SNMPv1 public Forward profile 5HA AES128 Liser Forward address nmsi mg soft com Forward port 162 Timeout 5 seconds Retries 4 Comment v1 MhMS51 V Add Source address variable binding to PDL m m Figure 21 Configuring a new forward rule for SNMP notifications 5 Inthe Receive profile drop down list select the SNMP profile whose settings the incoming SNMP notification messages must match in order to be forwarded by the given rule Tip To create a new SNMP profile select the New SNMP profile entry from the Receive profile drop down list and set its properties as described in the New Edit SNMP Profile Dialog Box section 6 In the Forward Profile drop down menu select the SNMP profile to be used for forwarding SNMP notification messages If the Receive and Forward profiles are different all incoming SNMP Trap and Inform notification messages will be translated to match the Forward profile SNMP protocol settings and then forwarded to the target address Similarly all SNMP Response to Inform messages received from the target address will be translated back to the initial SNMP version according to the Receive profile settings before being sent
30. ifferent port select the Auto increment option next to the Forward port input line This will create a series of forward rules automatically incrementing the forward port number in each rule For example if the Number of rules 10 and Forward port 2001 then ten rules will be created first rule with the forward port of 2001 and the last rule with the forward port of 2010 Into the Timeout input line enter the timeout value in seconds for forwarding SNMP requests Into the Retries input line enter a number that designates how many times the requests will be retransmitted after the first timeout occurs Into the Comment input line optionally enter a short comment e g describing the rules or target devices Click the OK button to close the New Multiple Rules dialog box and create the new forwarding rules add new lines to the SNMP Query list LL 18 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 7 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator Ele Edit Rule Service Help t 2o2 X PH Filter Options SNMP Query V SNMP Notification 2 Status Receive pork Receive profile Forward profile Forward address Forward port Test status Enabled Yi Public sHA_ DES User 212 30 73 70 18 09 2014 01 16 27 Enabled sO SMP ya_SecUser V 2c public 10 0 3 10 161 Enabled B SMBIPu3 Secliser V 2c public 10 0 3 11 161 Enabled aU 3 SA hiPya_SecUser V 2c public 10 0 3 12 161 Enabled oUt 4 SMBAPu3 se
31. ifications This section describes how to add configure and delete the rules for forwarding and optionally translating SNMP notifications SNMP Trap and SNMP Inform messages A notification forwarding rule is a configuration item that specifies the port on which SNMP Proxy Agent listens for incoming SNMP notification messages the address and port to which SNMP notifications are forwarded as well as the SNMP protocol settings used for receiving and forwarding SNMP messages the latter two control translation of SNMP notification messages between different versions of the protocol SNMP enabled devices send SNMP notification messages to one or more SNMP management applications when some event occurs e g device is restarted device is queried with wrong credentials link is lost or restored etc SNMP Proxy Agent lets you configure multiple notification forwarding rules for example to enable forwarding SNMP notifications to more than one SNMP management application Unlike the rules for forwarding SNMP requests where each rule must have a unique receive port two or more rules for forwarding SNMP notifications can have the same receive port of course this port must not be already used by any of the SNMP query forwarding rules This means that SNMP Proxy Agent can forward the same stream of incoming SNMP Trap and Inform messages to two or more destinations The next two sections describe how to create a single notification forwarding rule a
32. license key Mesanin a nennen nnne nnn nnn nnns 9 Figure 4 Applying the license key file ccscccccsseeecceseeecceueeeceesececseseeessaseeecsaeeeseuseeessageeesssansessseass 9 Figure 5 Applying the license key file restarting SNMP Proxy Agent cccccccseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeees 10 Figure 6 SNMP profile management dialog box eeessssseesssseeeeeennnneennne nnne 11 Figure 7 New SNMP Profile dialog box SNMPv3 settings eeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeenn 12 Figure 8 Password For Authentication Privacy Protocol dialog box eeeeeeeeeeseeeesss 13 Figure 9 Adding a new SNMP query forward rule cceeeeccecceeeeeceeeceeeeeeecsaeeseeeessuaeseeeesseaseeeessaeeeees 14 Figure 10 New SNMP Proxy Rule dialog box sseseeeessesseseseseeeene nennen nennen nnne nnne nnns 15 Figure 11 A new SNMP query forwarding rule in the Proxy Agent Configurator 16 Figure 12 Adding multiple SNMP query forward rules cccccecesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeesssaaeses 16 Figure 13 New Multiple Rules dialog DOX ccccssssccccssseeeceeeeeceeeseeceaseeeceaeeeeseuseeessageeessaeeessaeeeeeees 17 Figure 14 Multiple new forward rules in the SNMP Query liSt c ccceeeceecesseeeeeeseeeseeeeeeseseeeeessaaeeees 19 Figure 15 Testing an SNMP query forward rule ccccceeescceeceeeeeceeecaeeeeeeeseeeeeeee
33. nd how to create multiple forwarding rules at a time respectively Then the method of testing enabling and disabling notification forwarding rules is explained Finally the procedure of deleting notification forwarding rules is described 5 3 1 Adding a SNMP Notification Forward Rule 1 Inthe SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator main window select the SNMP Notification tab 2 Select the Rule New Rule command from the main menu or right click inside the SNMP Notification list and select the New Rule pop up command Figure 20 LL 23 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Pe MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator File Edit Rule Service Help 5 2 Po Filter Clear Options SNMP Ouer SNMP Notification p Status Receive pork Receive profile Forward profile F Mew Rule Mew Multiple Rules Edit Delete Enable Disable Test select All select Enabled Invert Selection Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent Forward address e service Connected All rules 1l Query rules 11 Notification rules 0 Selected rules 0 Figure 20 Adding a new SNMP notification forward rule The New SNMP Notification Proxy Rule dialog box appears Figure 21 Into the Receive port input line in the New SNMP Notification Proxy Rule dialog box enter the number of UDP port on which the proxy agent will listen for incoming SNMP Trap and SNMP Inform if applicable notification messages Tip You can create two or more SNMP notif
34. nse messages received from the target address will be translated back to the initial SNMP version according to the Receive profile settings before being sent back to the request sender Tip To create a new SNMP profile select the New SNMP profile entry from the Forward profile drop down list and set its properties as described in the New Edit SNMP Profile Dialog Box section Into the Forward address input line enter the IP address or the fully qualified domain name e g myserver mydomain com which the SNMP requests will be forwarded to Into the Forward port input line enter the UDP port number which the SNMP requests will be forwarded to Into the Timeout input line enter the timeout value in seconds for forwarding SNMP requests Into the Retries input line enter a number that designates how many times the requests will be retransmitted after the first timeout occurs Into the Comment input line optionally enter a short comment e g describing the rule or its target LL 15 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 12 Click the OK button to close the New Forward Rule dialog box and create the new forwarding rule a new line in the SNMP Query list Figure 11 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator Ele Edit Rule Service Help t le Filter Clear Options SNMP Query V SNMP Notification X Status Receive port Receive profile Forward profile Forward address Forward port T
35. o the Forward port input line enter the UDP port number which the SNMP requests will be forwarded to For each rule to forward SNMP requests to a different port select the Auto increment option next to the Forward port input line This will create a series of rules with the increasing Forward port number starting with the entered value For example if the Number of rules is 10 and Forward port is 8001 then ten rules will be created first rule with the forward port of 8001 and the last rule with the forward port of 8010 Into the Timeout input line enter the timeout value in seconds for forwarding SNMP Inform messages Note that this setting applies only to SNMP Inform messages Trap messages are not retransmitted LL 28 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual 11 12 13 14 Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent Into the Retries input line enter a number that controls how many times the SNMP Inform messages will be retransmitted after the first timeout Note that this setting applies only to SNMP Inform messages Trap messages are not retransmitted To enable adding a variable binding carrying the original source address to each forwarded SNMP notification message check the Add source address variable binding to PDU checkbox If this checkbox is checked SNMP Proxy Agent appends an additional variable binding to the variable bindings list of every received SNMP notification PDU before forwarding the notification to the target ad
36. ocedure uses a different receive port and can forward SNMP requests to a different IP address and or port 1 In the SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator main window select the SNMP Notification tab LL 26 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 2 Select the Rule New Multiple Rules command from the main menu or right click inside the SNMP Query list and select the New Multiple Rules pop up command Figure 23 SNMP Query V SNMP Notification 3 4 Status Receive port Receive profile Forward profile Forward address Forward port Enabled 16 SNMPwI public SHA 4E5125_U nmsl omg saft com 15 Mew Rule New Multiple Rules s Edit Delete Enable Disable Figure 23 Adding multiple SNMP notification forward rules The New Multiple SNMP Notification Rules dialog box appears Figure 24 ee New Multiple SNMP Notification Proxy Rules Number of rules 100 Receive port 000 Auta increment Receive profle SNMP 2 public Forward profile SNMPy2 public Forward address 10 0 100 17 C Auto increment Forward port 162 Auto increment Timeaut 5 seconds Retries 4 Camment local collector Add Source address variable binding to P U Cancel Figure 24 New Multiple SNMP Notification Proxy Rules dialog box Into the Number of rules input line in the New Multiple SNMP Notification Rules dialog box enter the number of SNMP notifi
37. ord twice into the Password and the Password confirmation input lines and click the OK button Tip To see the entered characters check the Show typing checkbox a Select the SNMPv3 privacy protocol from the Privacy drop down list and click the Change Password button next to it The Password For Privacy Protocol dialog box appears which has the same appearance as the Password For Authentication Protocol dialog box Figure 8 a Enter the privacy password twice into the Password and the Password confirmation input lines and click the OK button to close the Password For Privacy Protocol dialog box Tip To see the entered characters check the Show typing checkbox 6 Click the OK button at the bottom of the New Edit SNMP Profile dialog box to create a new SNMP profile and close the dialog box 5 2 Configuring Proxy Forward Rules for SNMP Querying Operations This section describes how to add configure and delete rules for forwarding SNMP requests SNMP Get GetNext GetBulk and Set requests A forwarding rule is a configuration item that determines the port on which SNMP Proxy Agent listens for incoming SNMP requests the target address and port to which SNMP requests are forwarded as well as the SNMP protocol settings used for receiving and forwarding SNMP messages the latter two control translation of SNMP messages between different versions of the protocol The software lets you configure multiple proxy forwarding rules to enable
38. ortion of this variable binding is snmpTrapAddress 0 1 3 6 1 6 3 18 1 3 0 and the value is either the value of the SNMPv1 agent adar field if the notification was received as SNMPv1 Trap message or the IP address from which SNMP Proxy Agent actually received the notification if the notification was received as SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 Trap or Inform message 12 Into the Comment input line optionally enter a short comment describing the rule 13 Click the OK button to close the New SNMP Notification Proxy Rule dialog box and create the new forwarding rule a new line appears in the SNMP Notification list Figure 22 E MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator File Edit Rule Service Help b t y je Filter Clear Options SNMP Query V SNMP Notification y Status Receive port Receive profile Forward profile Forward address Forward pork source e Comme z gt Enabled 157 SAKAPY1 public SHA AES128 UL nmsl mg soft cam 167 wi v1 e service Connected All rules 12 Query rules 11 Notification rules 1 Selected rules D Figure 22 A new SNMP notification forwarding rule in the SNMP Notification list Repeat the above steps to configure additional rules for forwarding SNMP notification messages 5 3 2 Adding Multiple SNMP Notification Forward Rules This section describes how to quickly create a number of rules for forwarding SNMP Trap and Inform notification messages Each rule created in this pr
39. rd or permit the operation 3 SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator will start SNMP Proxy Agent Service and connect to it MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Applying License Key 4 APPLYING LICENSE KEY Without a valid 1icense key file in place SNMP Proxy Agent will operate in restricted mode To apply a license key file after the software has been installed proceed as follows 1 If you have received your license key file on a USB flash card WalletFlash insert the card into a free USB port on your computer and allow the operating system to install the necessary drivers to use the flash drive Select the Help Apply License command from the main menu The empty Apply License dialog box Figure 4 appears Click the Select button in the Apply License dialog box to display the Select License dialog box Figure 3 7 Select license key CU Je Li Local Disk C gt MyProxyLicense Organize New folder E Pictures T Name Date modified B Videos license key 6 3 2013 11 01 AM KEY File JE Computer amp Local Disk C MK MyProxyLicens PerfLogs 1 di Program Files di Program Files di ProgramData M Users Ki Windows vE File name license key License Key Files key Cancel Figure 3 Selecting the license key file 4 Navigate to the drive and folder containing your license key file for MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Select the 1icense key file and click the Open button Figure 3 Apply Licen
40. se Select the license key file C MyProxyLicense license key Figure 4 Applying the license key file MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Applying License Key S 6 Click the Apply button in the Apply License dialog box Figure 4 The software will copy the specified 1icense key file to the proper location in order for SNMP Proxy Agent to read it and unlock its features accordingly after a restart Apply License Key eo License is applied succestully New license will not take effect until MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator and SNMP Proxy service are restarted Would you like to restart now m Figure 5 Applying the license key file restarting SNMP Proxy Agent On Windows operating systems click the Yes option in the dialog box that prompts you to restart SNMP Proxy Agent Both parts of the application SNMP Proxy Agent GUI and service will be restarted Allow restart if you are prompted for consent by the operating system during this process On Linux and other operating systems restart SNMP Proxy Agent manually After restart the selected license should be applied and you can start using the software Tip You can check if the license has been properly applied by verifying if the About SNMP Proxy Agent dialog box accessible via the Help About command displays your license details correctly LL 10 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 5 CONFIGURING SNM
41. sseeeeeeeessaeeeeeeeseeseenees 20 Figure 16 Viewing a rule s test status details in a tooltip eeeeeesseseeeeseeeeeeeee 20 Figure 17 A list of enabled forwarding rules where some of them are active and some idle 21 Figure 18 Disabling forwarding rules ccccccscccccseeecceesececseseeecseseeecsaeeecsaeeecseaseeeseeeessenseeessegseeeess 22 Figure 19 A list of forwarding rules where some of them are disabled ssseeuuuusss 22 Figure 20 Adding a new SNMP notification forward rUule ccccccccccccsseeeceeseeeeeeeesseeseeeeeeeaeeeeeessaaeeees 24 Figure 21 Configuring a new forward rule for SNMP notifications eeseseeeseeeeeeee 25 Figure 22 A new SNMP notification forwarding rule in the SNMP Notification list 26 Figure 23 Adding multiple SNMP notification forward rules cccccseeeeceeeeaeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeees 27 Figure 24 New Multiple SNMP Notification Proxy Rules dialog box eeeeeeeeseesssss 27 Figure 25 Multiple notification forward rules in the SNMP Notification tab sssssssssssss 29 Figure 26 Testing an SNMP notification forwarding rUule cccccccecsseseeeeeceeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeaeeeeesesaaaseeees 30 Figure 27 Viewing a notification rule s test status details in a tooltip
42. t outs 5 2 Installing SNMP Proxy Agent on Windows eeu 6 2 1 System Requirements not suae t PIRE Et IRE ES ced du Ra eR o a Fo auxi eu S uuo aa 6 2 2 Installing SNMP Proxy Agent for Windows cccsccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeesaueeeeseeeeesaeeeesaaeess 6 3 Starting SNMP Proxy Agent 11 eeecieeeeeieeenuieee nene n enhn anna anna n nnns 7 3 1 Starting SNMP Proxy Agent Configuration Utility eeeeeseeeeseeee eee 7 3 2 Stanno SNMP Proxy Agent ServiGe i 2 ea o Ip ue elio tes uen RR gua bed cus aii deds 8 4 Applying LICENSE ROY eire eei eite enia eoo e con e cop a a e cos E reo S s vE CD EUR ES 9 5 Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 11 e cesses esee rese enne nnn nnn 11 5 1 Configuring SNMEP PEOIGS pacc ei pur en oe o Ed nee a eom Eoo euo oio d es dts im Coo E ems 11 5 1 1 New Edit SNMP Profile Dialog BOX tea sees eee ERE S Xu E A TRAE IUE 11 5 2 Configuring Proxy Forward Rules for SNMP Querying Operations 13 5 2 1 Adding a SNMP Query Forward Rule ote et o a E eant 14 5 2 2 Adding Multiple SNMP Query Forward RUIES ssssseesssseeeceeecsessesnnsaaaeeessesseseeeessessaaaaas 16 5 2 3 Testing SNMP Query Forward RUICS ccccccccccccccccsessseeeeesssseeecceccessssessaaaeessesseeeeceeeeseesnsaaaas 19 5 2 4 Viewing Activity Status of Rules eiiis isses esee rne nn anr
43. the Receive and Forward profiles are different all incoming SNMP requests will be translated according to the Forward profile s SNMP protocol settings and then forwarded to the target address Similarly all SNMP Response messages received from the target address will be translated back to the initial SNMP version according to the Receive profile settings before being sent back to the request sender Tip To create a new SNMP profile select the New SNMP profile entry from the Forward profile drop down list and set its properties as described in the New Edit SNMP Profile Dialog Box section LL 17 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 8 10 11 12 13 Into the Forward Address input line enter the IP address which the SNMP requests will be forwarded to For each rule to forward SNMP requests to a different IP address select the Auto increment option next to the Forward address input line This will create a series of forward rules automatically incrementing the last octet of the specified forward IP address by one in each consecutive rule For example if the Number of rules 10 and Forward address 10 0 0 1 then ten rules will be created first with the forward address of 10 0 0 1 and the last with the forward address of 10 0 0 10 Into the Forward port input line enter the UDP port number which the SNMP requests will be forwarded to For each rule to forward SNMP requests to a d
44. the SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c protocol version check the Write Community checkbox and into the accompanying input line enter the community name used for SNMP Set requests To accept SNMP Set messages with any community string Receive profile or to disable translating community string in outgoing SNMP Set messages Forward profile leave the Write community checkbox unchecked New SNMP Profile Profile name SMMPy3 Secure User SAMP version SNMP 1 SMMPy 2c SNMPys Read community write community Security user name Seclser Context name Authentication Hla SHA a change Password Privacy FB 4E5 126 change Password cance Figure 7 New SNMP Profile dialog box SNMPv3 settings 5 If you have selected the SNMPv3 protocol version specify the following parameters a Enter the name of the SNMPv3 USM user into the Security user name input line LL 12 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent Enter the SNMPv3 context name into the Context input line Select the SNMPv3 authentication protocol from the Authentication drop down list and click the Change Password button next to it The Password For Authentication Protocol dialog box appears Figure 8 Password For Authentication Protocol Password LETT ETE YT Password confirmation seeeeeseeeee Show typing Figure 8 Password For Authentication Privacy Protocol dialog box a Enter the authentication passw
45. us symbol based on whether the rule is currently forwarding SNMP messages and receiving responses or not a rule is enabled but idle no forwarding is currently performed by this rule probably no matching incoming SNMP messages are being received rule is enabled and active rule is currently forwarding SNMP messages to end destination and receiving responses from it a rule is enabled and semi active rule is currently forwarding SNMP messages to end destination but is not receiving responses from it test the rule for more information LL 20 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Example E MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent Configurator File Edt Rule Service Help bt gt E Filter SNMP Query Status Receive port Receive profile Enabled 161 SNMP public Enabled 3002 SNMP public Enabled a000 SNMPv2 public Enabled a001 SNMPw2 public 4 Enabled V3 SHA Aesl28 User re e Service Connected Forward profile SHA DES User SNMPv2 public V3 SHA Aes128 User SHA DES User Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent SNMP Notification Forward address 212 30 73 70 10 0 0 178 212 30 73 70 10 0 3 10 10 0 0 215 All rules amp Query rules 5 Notification rules 1 Selected rules 0 Figure 17 A list of enabled forwarding rules where some of them are active and some idle 5 2 5 Enabling Disabling SNMP Query Forward Rules When a new forwarding rule is
46. vice Connected All rules 0 Query rules 0 Notification rules selected rules 0 Figure 9 Adding a new SNMP query forward rule The New SNMP Proxy Rule dialog box appears Figure 10 Into the Receive port input line in the New SNMP Proxy Rule dialog box enter the UDP port number on which the proxy agent will listen for incoming SNMP requests SNMP Get GetNext GetBulk if applicable Set LL 14 MG SOFT SNMP Proxy Agent User Manual Configuring SNMP Proxy Agent 10 11 ES Mew SNMP Query Proxy Rule Receive port 6160 Receive profle v1 Public Forward profile 5HA DES User Forward address 212 30 73 70 Forward port 161 Timeout z seconds Retries 4 Comment Server 4 m Figure 10 New SNMP Proxy Rule dialog box In the Receive profile drop down list select the SNMP profile whose settings the incoming SNMP requests must match in order to be forwarded by the given rule Tip To create a new SNMP profile select the New SNMP profile entry from the Receive profile drop down list and set its properties as described in the New Edit SNMP Profile Dialog Box section In the Forward profile drop down menu select the SNMP profile to be used for forwarding SNMP requests If the Receive and Forward profiles are different all incoming SNMP requests will be translated according to the Forward profile s SNMP protocol settings and then forwarded to the target address Similarly all SNMP Respo
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