Win7 opens the SNMP protocol 161 port steps

Many users like to monitor the load of network traffic and use the MRTG tool. MRTG obtains the traffic information of the device through the SNMP protocol, so the user needs to open the SNMP protocol port 161. How to open the SNMP protocol port 161 in the Win7 system?

1. Click &&quo;start——search”, enter “Windows Firewall” in the search box, then press Enter.

2. In the "Advanced Security Windows Firewall" window macro that opens, select the "Inbound Rules & mdash;— New Rule" item.

3. In the “New Inbound Rules Wizard” window, select ““ports” and click the “Next” button.

4, then enter the port number to be opened 161, click & ldquo; Next & rdquo ;.

5, in the user interface, click to select & ldquo; allow connection & rdquo; option, click & ldquo; Next & rdquo ;.

6, then in the configuration file window, check the "Domains", "Special", "Shared" three profiles, click "Next".

7, and then click on the name, enter a name and the corresponding description, such as the name of the input 161, the input is described MRGT, click & ldquo; complete & rdquo; to.

The above is the step to open SNMP port 161 in Win7 system. It is worth noting that opening port 161 will reduce the security of the system, so close the port in time after use.