ADTRAN Express 5210, User Manual

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Chapter 1. Introduction
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SNMP
The Express 5210's embedded SNMP feature allows the unit to be
accessed and controlled by a network manager through one of the
following:
• the network interface
• a DTE port running frame relay, SLIP, or async PPP protocol
• the 10BaseT LAN port
The Express 5210 supports the MIB-II standard, RFC 1213, and the
ADTRAN Enterprise Specific MIB.
The term SNMP broadly refers to the message protocols used to
exchange information between the network and the managed
devices, as well as to the structure of network management data
bases. SNMP has three basic components:
Network Manager
Control program that collects, controls, and presents data pertinent
to the operation of the network devices. It resides on a network
management station.
Agent
Control program that resides in each network device connected.
This program responds to queries and commands from the
network manager and returns requested information or invokes
configuration changes initiated by the manager.
MIB
Index to the organized data within a network device. It defines the
operation parameters that can be controlled or monitored.
Telnet
TELNET provides a password-protected, remote login facility to
the Express 5210. TELNET allows a user on a network manager to
MIB files are available from ADTRAN in the support section of the
ADTRAN Web page at www.adtran.com.