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SNMP Trap Watcher is a software tool that can be used in order to help individuals receive SNMP traps from equipment such as routers, switches and workstations.

This utility is portable, which means that the installation process can be skipped. You can copy the program files to any location on the hard drive and run it by double-clicking the EXE. It is also possible to move the aforementioned files to an external data device (e.g. pen drive) and take it with you anywhere.

Another noteworthy aspect is that the Windows registry is not going to be affected in any way by SNMP Trap Watcher, and upon removing it, there will be no leftovers.

The UI you come face to face with encompasses a design which can only be described as being plain and simple. It is comprised of a menu bar and panels where to view traps received and decode information. It becomes quite clear that all users can find their way around it, as long as they have some knowledge regarding networking.

It is unobtrusive, as it can be hidden in the system tray at any point, with just a click of the button.

From the settings panel, you can input the maximum number of entries and stop when this limit is reached, enable decoding text string with control characters, log traps to file, and include generic and enterprise traps.

This tool also enables you to add an unlimited number of items to a filter list, log traps to a single file or log them separately according to the address, in a custom location on the hard drive.

To wrap up, SNMP Trap Watcher is a useful piece of software, dedicated to people interested in monitoring SNMP traps. Response time is good, CPU and memory usage is minimal and the interface is simple to handle. Nonetheless, it is in dire need of an update.