Quick Configuration

Before you can monitor your SNMP Devices, the server must be configured, so you will have to define which devices should be monitored and choose all settings to achieve a good configuration. All settings and device configuration can be made using XRatel SNMP OPC/DDE Server Configuration, which is a standalone application that configures the main OPC Server. These steps will show you how to build a simple configuration file for monitoring network devices.

XRatel SNMP OPC/DDE Server Server FrontEnd - Main Window

With XRatel SNMP OPC/DDE Server Configuration opened, the first step is to discover all devices that should be monitored. To detect SNMP devices on your network, press the Setup Wizard button.

At the second step, select the option Local Network to find devices in your subnet range and go to the next step clicking on Next.

Network Browsing

In the third step, XRatel SNMP Server Configuration will attempt to find all SNMP compliant devices within your subnet range. Go to next step when Scan complete will be displayed.

In the fourth step, all devices found will be listed. Select devices you wish to monitor and go to the next step.

Now, Device Browsing will scan for network interfaces in all devices selected for monitoring. Go to the next step when the scan is completed.

All network interfaces found in all devices will be listed in step 6. XRatel SNMP Server Configuration will create Performance Tags for all listed interfaces.

Device Browsing

Go ahead to the next step and complete the setup clicking on Finish.

Activated tags are checked and its symbols are colored, while disabled tags are not checked and has gray symbols. Now, choose all desired tags for monitoring by OPC in "Enable" column box.

Performance Tags Activation

Click on Activate Profile button to update the server and reflect this new configuration. Then, confirm the publish clicking on Yes.

Profile Activation

Start the server with XRatel SNMP OPC/DDE Server - Server Monitor and review its configuration. Probably you'll need to Reload the Server, clicking on Reload Server button. In screenshot below, it is scanning three devices and current Server Status is Normal.

Server Main Window

If your server status indicates Scan Overlap, you need to change some device-specific configuration settings. Please refer to detailed Server configuration section for information on how to do that.

To execute the Server when the windows starts, click on Install OPC Server as Service in the Windows Start Menu.

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