Appendix D Implementing Printer Management

Components of the Printer MIB

The printer MIB gives the network manager access to most of the information that is normally accessible through the NIC command set for configuring the server with SNMP. Some objects identified by this MIB are not applicable to the NIC.

The complete definition of the Printer MIB is provided in the Printer MIBs in DOS Format and Printer MIBs in TAR Format, which are shipped with the NIC. The MIB is provided in a subset of the ASN.1 syntax. The Printer MIB is composed of the following sections:

General

Cover

Localization

Input

Output

Marker

Media Path

Channel

Interpreter

Console

Alert

Information Provided by the MIB

The Printer MIB contains the following types of information about network printers:

Descriptions. Printer configuration, location, and contact.

Status. Current operating status of printers.

Alerts. Reportable events from printers.

SNMP

SNMP is the network protocol used to communicate between manager and agent. Managers request information, usually through automated polling at specified intervals, and agents respond. Though used primarily on TCP/IP networks, SNMP can be implemented on other protocols, for example, IPX.

SNMP is a standard by which a network manager can get statistics and configuration information from the NICs and other devices on the network. This is done through a Network Management Station (NMS), such as OpenView and NetView®.

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LQH-HW 3ULQWHUV specifications

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