Section 9: Management and Configuration

System Requirements To use AXIS 1440 SNMP support, you must have the following:

for SNMP

• A host that supports FTP on which to run the NMS software.

• A version of NMS software that allows you to install private enterprise MIBs.

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

1.Log in to the AXIS 1440 using FTP.

2.Upload the MIB file /snmp/axis.mib to the NMS host.

3.Install the AXIS MIB. (See the instructions in your NMS software documentation.)

The AXIS MIB The AXIS MIB contains a large number of objects that can be categorized as follows:

Menu objects - used for viewing and changing the AXIS 1440 configuration from the NMS program. See Appendix B - The Parameter List for information about parameters.

Printer status and unit administration objects - used for monitoring AXIS 1440 print jobs and storing parameter changes.

Trap objects - used for alarms associated with error conditions.

For technical details, you can view the MIB file (axis.mib) with any text editor.

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