Configuring PowerChute Business Edition versions 10.0 and above for use with the Windows SNMP Agent
Published date:
29 April 2020
Issue: How to configure Windows to use PowerChute Business Edition SNMP in conjunction with Windows SNMP and SNMP Trap Services.
Product Line: PowerChute Business Edition versions 10.0 and above NOTE: PowerChute Business Edition versions 9.2.1 and below use the Windows SNMP service, see FA159596 for more details.
Environment: All supported Windows operating systems
Cause: Informational
Solution:
Windows SNMP Setup
Open “Programs and Features” by clicking the Start button, selecting “Windows System” > “Control Panel” and then clicking “Programs and Features”. From within “Programs and Features”, select “Turn Windows Features On or Off”:
Alternatively, you can directly access the Windows features dialog box by clicking on the Start button and typing “Turn Windows Features On or Off”.
Scroll down and enable “Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)”:
PowerChute Business Edition Setup
Install PowerChute Business Edition if necessary.
Enable SNMP v1 and/or v3 from the SNMP Settings screen if necessary.
In the “Miscellaneous” section, update the Discovery Port from 161 to a free port e.g. 163 (161 and 162 are the well-known SNMP ports). If you do not make this change, you will see the error below. Click Apply to save your changes.
Remove conflicting Registry entry
Click on the Start button, type regedit to launch the system registry editor and delete the following registry Key:
