http://blogs.technet.com/brianwren/archive/2009/01/21/snmp-queries.aspxI recently help someone out getting a monitor working that uses the System.SnmpQueryProvider module in the System.Snmp.Library management pack to perform a query against an SNMP device.&#160; They were getting back an error message showing some crypticen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/brianwren/archive/2009/01/21/snmp-queries.aspx#3188557Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:09:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3188557Walter Chomak's System Center Operations Manager 2007 Landing Zone<p>Courtesy of Brian Wren - <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://blogs.technet.com/brianwren/archive/2009/01/21/snmp-queries.aspx">http://blogs.technet.com/brianwren/archive/2009/01/21/snmp-queries.aspx</a></p> http://blogs.technet.com/brianwren/archive/2009/01/21/snmp-queries.aspx#3189076Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:00:58 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3189076Tim McColl<p>Hi Brian,</p> <p>For most of my SNMP rules and monitors I use the community name used when the device is discovered with the admin wizard. &nbsp;So just use $Target/Property[Type=&quot;ND!Microsoft.SystemCenter.NetworkDevice&quot;]/CommunityString$.</p> <p>But some devices have different community names for SNMP gets and traps. &nbsp;So I can't use the target property for monitors using System.SnmpTrapProvider.</p> <p>I noticed that it is possible to create a Community String Run As Account in the Admin console but I can't workout how to use $RunAs with a MP SecureReference.</p> <p>Got any ideas?</p>