wSnmpTrap - WinSNMP Tool
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Overview

This tool provides facility to monitor MIB objects at the target device on your network. You can receive SNMP Traps, browse MIB object's values and request SNMP SET. From version 2.0, it provides object monitoring features to monitor object(s) in graph and save historical data.

Features:

SNMP Device Management by using WinSNMP API ( Receiving SNMP Trap、Browse MIB Objects and request SNMP SET)

Save received SNMP Trap to file(csv format)

User extendable MIB database in XML ( "inlucde" feature is available )

Automatic start SNMP TRAP receive service

Filtering trap and ,launching user defined application when recieving SNMP Trap

Monitoring MIB object's value in graph view and save historical data

Easy to use

*Ask us for additional data to MIB database

Note:

This application requires WinSNMP service under Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003 and XP system.

This application requires licensing. Unless apply valid license, this application still provides full features for evaluation.

This is the same application bundled in LMC. If you purchase LMC, you do know need to buy this product.

Please visit our product web site, www.nextEDGEtech.com to view the latest product information and license information.

 

Contents
  The package includes the followings:
wSnmpTrap.exe
/DATA/MIBTable.xml MIB database XML

/DATA/config.xml Configuration file

/read1st.htm Online help

 

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Prerequisites

This tool requires WinSNMP service installed and configuration.To install WinSNMP service, proceedthe following steps:

WinSNMP installation:(i.e Windows XP)

Control Panel->Add/Remove Applications->Add/Remove Windows Components

From Management and Monitoring Tools, check Simple Network ManagementProtocol and WMI SNMP Provider to install

 

WinSNMP configuration:

From Control Panel->Administration Tool->Services, select SNMP Service and open properties

At Security Tab, Check Accept SNMP packetsfrom any host to receive any SNMP Trap

 

 

Requirements
This tool, wSnmpTrap requires the following environment
  

Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003,Windows XP

WinSNMP service installed

 

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Installation

To install this software run wST_Package.exe. Setup will be started.

  • This application requires licensing. Until you apply license file, it will display warning message every start up.
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    Functions
    After run this tool, the following initial screen will be displayed

    1.From Tool menu, select "Start Trap service"

    • To receive SNMP Trap, you have to start "Start Trap Service" from Tools menu.

    2. From Tool menu, selecting MIB Walker will launch MIB Walker dialog box.

    Enter device name or IP address for target device then select MIB object from OID select combo box

    Community String "public" is used as default setting Note: Make sure user are using the same community string as your target device's setting

    By checking Log file check box, all received MIB objects will be saved to MIBWalk.log file onto local disk.

    3. From Tools menu, selecting SNMP SET will launch a dialog box for SNMP SET request

    Enter target device name or IP address then select MIB object ID from tree combo box

    NOTE: Please make sure you set the correct community string to write request

    From OID tree, you can select OID. Writable MIB objects are displayed with icon

    NOTE: All MIB objects displayed in this tool are defined in MIBTable.xml database. You may want to edit and add additional writable objects;

     

    4. To monitor MIB Object's value, start MIB Walker and browse target MIB object. Select target objects ( you can select multiple objects) then right click mouse. Open Object Monitoring Dialog Box.

    Check "Graph view' check box to create graph view. Select appropriate graph format.

    Check "Save data to file" check box and enter file name to save historical data to local disk. ( Data will be saved in csv format. )

    "Max Histories" indicates maximumnumber of historical data used for creating graph view.

    By setting start time and long, you can auto starting selected object's monitoring.

    Right click the mouse on graph view window, to pause or close monitoring.

     

     

     


    INMP Trap filtering and launching user defined application

    1. Since version 2.0.5, user can define trap to be received by editing config.xml file.

    Open config.xml file with NOTEPAD.exe,define enterprise oid to be received in <enterprise-oid/>. Empty field means that application wil receive any traps.

    i.e: Only receive compaq TRAPs, then use the following sample ( can be defined using xxx.xxx format )

    <enterprise-oid>232</enterprise-oid>

    2.Since version 2.0.5, user can define application to launch when receiving trap.

    Following example indicates that application will launch notepad.exe with parameter 'agent ip', 'severity'and date/time

    <appName>notepad.exe</appName>
    <cmdLine>%AGENT% %SEVERITY% %TIME%</cmdLine>

    NOTE: With default setting, the following lines are commented out. You have to remove<!-- and -->lines before use this feature.

    <!--
    <appName>notepad.exe</appName>
    <cmdLine>%AGENT% %SEVERITY% %TIME%</cmdLine>
    -->

    3.Defining size of log

    User can define size of log to keep in application memory. It is defined in config.xml file<logs>200</logs> value.
    Default value is 200. 200 is line numbers not trap numbers to keep.

     

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    Version History
    Version 2.0.5 10/20/2004
     Enhancements
  • XML Parser has been enhancedto support "including" external MIB XML file. With using this feature, All vender MIBs are now provided separate vendor MIB XML file. User can define only necessary vendor MIB.
  • -service option is now supported to start SNMP TRAP receive service at startup.
  • Added Task Tray icon to control Show/Hide main window
  • Trap filtering feature is now available
  • Added to support launching user defined application when receiving trap
  • Version 2.0.4 5/14/2004
      Issue fixed
  • Fixed issue with timeout count was not working for requesting Get Next. Problem was reported when browsing MIB object which won't return any data (Linux 7.x SNMP agent )
  • Version 2.0.3 5/2/2004
      Issue fixed
  • Fixed MIB Table xml database content issues
  •   Enhancements
  • Pause and Resume feature when browsing MIB Objects has been added.
  • License management function has been updated.
  • Version 2.0.0 2/4/2004
      Issue fixed
  • Fixed MIB Table xml data values ip(24) has been added
  •   Enhancements
  • Object monitoring feature has been added.
  • Since version 2.0 release, wSNMPTrap is available as shareware software. Installer and License management functions are added.
  • Version 1.6.0 11/21/2003
      Issue fixed
  • Fixed issue that value is not displayed when received object's syntax is Interget
  • Fixed MIB Table xml data values. lanman Enterprise has been added
  •   Enhancements
  • MIB Walker Dialog box now can be maximized
  • Added Japanese translations to MIBTable.xml
  • Version 1.5.0 11/17/2003
      Issue fixed
  • Fixed a message corruption issue with Context field.
  • MIB Table xml database fixed
  •   Enhancements
  • Added tool tipfeature with MIB Walker。
  • SNMP SET request feature has been added
  • MIBTable.xml has been enhanced to define writable object for SNMP SET
  • Japanese translation has been added to MIBTable.xml
  • Version 1.4.0 11/12/2003
      Issue fixed
  • Fixed issue with memory leaking. All memory was freed when closing application, but leaking during running
  • SNMP Trap was not received when the trap was not enterprise trap
  • Fixed issue with MIB Table xml definition
  •  Enhancements
  • Added Severity definition to MIBTable.xml. Now received Trap indicates severity.
  • Added Japanese translations to MIBTable.xml
  • Version 1.2.0 11/6/2003
      Issue fixed
  • Fixed issue with MIB Table xml
  •   Enhancements
  • SNMP Trap descriptionis now translated to appripriate system language. (English or Japanese)
  • MIB Walker's list box is now displayed with style
  • Version 1.1.0 10/27/2003
      Issue fixed
  • Fixed issue in MIB Table xml
  • Fixed issue with MIB Walker Dialog box timeout field
  • Fixed issue with MIB OID description translation function
  •   Enhancements
  • MIB Walker now store entered device name
  • Version 1.0.0 10/22/2003
      Description
  • This is initial release
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