Axis Communications AXIS 5550, Network Print Servers, AXIS 5500 manual Using Snmp

Management and Configuration

Performing Resets Three types of reset commands allow you to perform soft resets, to perform hard resets, and to reset the print server’s parameters to its default settings.

Follow the instructions below to perform a soft reset using telnet:

1. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server by typing:

telnet <host name> or telnet <IP address> in a DOS window

(Windows) or in a UNIX shell.

2.Enter the user id and the password. (The default entries are root and pass.)

3.Restart the print server’s protocols by typing:

softreset

Replace the command in step 3 above with hardreset or default to perform the other two reset operations.

Using SNMP

You can use SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) for remotely monitoring and configuring of the Axis Network Print Server. All major functions for print servers are supported.

General Information SNMP refers to a set of standards for network management, including a protocol, a database structure specification, and a set of data objects. The Axis Network Print Server SNMP implementation runs in the TCP/IP environment.

The management is handled by NMS (Network Management System) software running on a host on your network. The NMS software communicates with network devices by the means of messages, which are references to one or more objects.

A message can be a question or an instruction to a device, or an alarm triggered by a specific event in a device. Objects are contained in data bases called MIBs (Management Information Base), where MIB-II is a standard database.

The Axis Network Print Server supports all relevant parts of MIB-II and also includes a private enterprise MIB. Refer to The AXIS MIB, on page 99.

System Requirements The following requirements must be fulfilled in order to make full use of for SNMP the Axis Network Print Server SNMP support:

•NMS software that allows you to install private enterprise MIBs

•A host, supporting FTP, on which to run the NMS software

Follow these steps to add the AXIS MIB to your NMS software:

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