Windows NT implements version 1 of the SNMP protocol.
The SNMP service works with any computer running Windows NT and the TCP/IP and/or IPX protocol. It can handle requests from one or more hosts and can report traps to one or more hosts. The SNMP service uses the unique host names, IP addresses, or IPX addresses of devices to recognize the host(s) to which it reports information and from which it receives requests.
SNMP is installed as part of Custom Setup when you install TCP/IP on Windows NT.
Note
Currently, you must install SNMP by using TCP/IP installation, even if you want to use IPX as the network protocol.
The Windows NT SNMP service allows a Windows NT computer to be monitored remotely but does not include an application to monitor other SNMP systems on the network. SNMPUTIL.EXE, a utility program to get SNMP information from a host, is included on the Windows NT Resource Kit CD.
SNMP can monitor Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers and monitor and configure Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) servers. WINS servers and DHCP servers are Windows NT server features only.