SNMP Informant is a technology commonly known as a Windows SNMP Extension Agent.  What this means is that SNMP Informant requires a base SNMP service or "stack" before it can operate.  Windows Operating Systems come equipped with an SNMP service, which can be selected as part of the base OS install.  When that SNMP service is installed, SOME data is made available to SNMP.

Once SNMP Informant is installed however, Windows can can now reply to SNMP request messages in a way it never could before.

Click here to launch a 30 second video that illustrates how SNMP Informant works!

Technically speaking, SNMP Informant "bridges" SNMP request messages to and from different subsystems on the Windows system upon which it is installed.  These systems currently include:

• Performance
• WMI
• Server Specific
• Custom

We call these subsystems "Providers".  Click on the links to the left to find out more about these Provider Types and how SNMP Informant works with them.

SNMPv3

Technically speaking, SNMP Informant products are SNMP extension agents, and as such require an SNMP stack (service) in order to function. The native Microsoft SNMP stack only supports SNMPv1 and SNMPv2, NOT SNMPv3.  As such, SNMPv3 commands are not passed through to any extension agents, including SNMP Informant.

If implementing SNMPV3 is is a requirement, why not take a look at the Master Agent Service for MS Windows by NuDesignTechnologies.  It is a Windows SNMP service replacement, 100% compatible with the MS stack, and supports extension agent technology.

Since SNMP Informant is such an extension agent, you can now upgrade to the Master Agent Service, and get the best of both worlds.  SNMPv3 and SNMP Informant!

We suggest you get a demo of the NDT service replacement here, and the free SNMP Informant Standard edition, and try for yourself.   Then, when you are ready, try the full 30 day SNMP Informant-Premium evaluation.