====== Enabling SNMP in Windows Server ====== From: https://visualplanet.org/blog/?p=344 $pollers = @("Observium","10.10.5.4","prtg01") # Edit this to contain your SNMP Pollers (IP or DNS name) so it looks like this @("172.16.0.85") $CommunityStr = @("community") # Edit this to contain your community strings so it looks like this @("community","private2") Import-Module ServerManager #test if SNMP-Service Feature is enabled $test = Get-WindowsFeature -Name SNMP-Service #Install/Enable SNMP-Service if it is not enabled If ($test.Installed -ne "True") { Write-Host "Enabling SNMP-Service Feature" Get-WindowsFeature -name SNMP* | Add-WindowsFeature -IncludeManagementTools | Out-Null } #re-test if SNMP-Service Feature is enabled and update variable $test = Get-WindowsFeature -Name SNMP-Service #Setup reg keys to configure SNMP-Service if Feature is Enabled If ($test.Installed -eq "True"){ Write-Host "Configuring SNMP-Services with your Community strings and Permitted pollers" reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SNMP\Parameters\PermittedManagers" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d localhost /f | Out-Null Foreach ($String in $CommunityStr){ reg add ("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SNMP\Parameters\TrapConfiguration\" + $String) /f | Out-Null reg delete ("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SNMP\Parameters\TrapConfiguration\" + $String) /ve /f | Out-Null reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SNMP\Parameters\ValidCommunities" /v $String /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f | Out-Null $i = 2 Foreach ($Manager in $pollers){ reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SNMP\Parameters\PermittedManagers" /v $i /t REG_SZ /d $manager /f | Out-Null reg add ("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SNMP\Parameters\TrapConfiguration\" + $String) /v $i /t REG_SZ /d $manager /f | Out-Null $i++ } } } Else { Write-Host "Error: SNMP Setup did not complete" } To run: set-executionpolcity unrestricted \\server\share\enable-snmp.ps1