Supported SNMP Features

Supported MIBs

The access server supports the Management Information Bases (MIBs) listed in the following table. The release kit contains all supported MIBs. The network manager can enroll these MIBs in the appropriate NMS.

MIB Description

RFC 1213 Management Information Base (MIB II) for Internet protocol suite management. This makes RFC 1158 obsolete.

RFC 1243 Definitions of Managed Objects for the AppleTalk MIB.

RFC 1284 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like interface types.

RFC 1158 Obsolete MIB II. Supported for backwards compatibility.

RFC 1316 Definitions of Managed Objects for Character Stream Devices, the Character MIB. The obsolete draft version dated March 19, 1991, is also supported for backwards compatibility.

RFC 1317 Definitions of Managed Objects for RS232-like Hardware Devices, the RS232-like MIB. The draft version dated March 19, 1991, is also supported for backwards compatibility.

Supported MIB Variables

The standard Internet MIB contains approximately 200 variables. The meanings of many of these objects are device-specific.

4For more information about MIB variables, refer to the file snmp_survival.txt contained in the software installation kit. This file provides explanations of the various SNMP (MIB) objects implemented on the access server.

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