How to use SNMP Trap Receiver in a Visual C++ project
Network Component provides an easy-to-use development interface to a variety of IP protocols. By using Network Component, you can very easily create or enhance applications with network features.
Network Component features the following: DNS, FTP, HTTP, HTTPs, ICMP Ping, IP-to-Country, MSN, NTP, RSH, SCP, SFTP, SNMP v1/v2c (Get, GetNext, Set), SNMP Traps, SNMP MIB, SSH, TCP, Telnet, TFTP, UDP, Telnet, Wake-On-LAN and more.
Network Component can be well integrated into any development platform that supports ActiveX objects.
Network Component is compliant with SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c. Several SNMP data types are supported, including:
- String types (also called "octet strings");
- Integer types (16bit, 32bit, 64bit and unsigned integers);
- IP Address types;
- Timetick types;
- Counter types (32bit and 64bit counters);
- OID types (also called "Object ID's");
- Other, less frequently used datatypes.
Network Component SNMP traps features:
- SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c support;
- Support for aplphanumeric OID's (object identifier) and numeric OID's;
- Multi-threading architecture: send SNMP traps simultaneously from one process using multiple threads;
- Support for ports other than the default 161 and 162 ports;
- Support for enterprise specific traps;
- Support for SNMP v1 generic traps;
- Send multiple variables in a single SNMP TRAP message.
Step 1: Download and install the Network Component
Download Network Component from the ActiveXperts Download Site and start the installation. The installation guides you through the installation process.
Step 2: Create a new Visual C++ project
Launch 'Microsoft Visual C++' from the Start menu, and choose 'New' from the 'File Menu'. The 'New' dialog appears.
Select the type of project (for instance: 'Win32 Console Application'), enter a 'Project name' and select the 'Location':
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Select the kind of project, for instance a 'Hello, world!' application and click 'Finish':
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Step 3: Refer to the Network Component Library and declare the objects
A new Project is created now.
Before you can use Network Component, you need to refer to the Network Component library. The actually reference files are shipped with the product and are located in the following directory:
C:\Program Files\ActiveXperts\Network Component\Examples\Visual C++\Include
Copy all files in the above directory ('AxNetwork.c', 'AxNetwork_i.c' and 'AxNetworkConstants.h') to your project directory.
ISnmpTrapManager *pSnmpTrapManager = NULL;
Appendix: Full source code
You can download the complete samples here. There are many other working Network Component scripts on our site and shipped with the product.
NOTE: Demo Projects are created with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
The Network Component project ships with a set of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET samples, including samples for Microsoft Visual C# .NET. The projects are created with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.
Users with a later version of Microsoft Visual Studio can open such a project. The Visual Studio Conversion Wizard will guide you through the process of converting the project to the version used.