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SNMP Setup
TCP/IP networks use a standard management
protocol called
Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP). SNMP is widely used in the industry as a solution
for remote network management and monitoring of
networking devices. SNMP actually includes a protocol, a
database structure specification, and a set of database
objects. The database objects are contained in a standard
database called
Management Information Base
(MIB) that
is stored on the networking device called
SNMP agent
. The
print server's SNMP implementation runs in a TCP/IP
environment.
A host on the network running Network Management
System (NMS) software can access the print server device
by reading and writing the MIB objects stored in the device.
The Network Management Systems are available from
many third-party vendors, such as Hewlett-Packard's
OpenView.
When accessing (traversing) MIB objects in the print
server using NMS software called
SNMP manager,
you
need to provide a
community name
in each SNMP request
for authentication purpose. The print server supports up to
two community names. The default community name is
public
(case-sensitive), with
Read Only
access right in
default.
When an unusual condition or activity occurs, the
SNMP agent alerts the SNMP manager through
SNMP
traps
. Following list summaries SNMP trap messages that
the print server will send out.
