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3 Basics
The information below gives you a short insight to the terms used in this document.
It was a deliberate decision only to describe basic information that is required for
understanding the application.
Further information to the individual issues can be found in the appropriate
technical literature.
3.1 MIB
browser
What is a MIB browser?
MIB browsers are “programs” for comfortable diagnostics and monitoring of SNMP
capable devices. There are a number of MIB browsers for all distributing operating
systems.
Some of these MIB browsers are free of charge others are licensed models which
are subject to charges.
MIB browsers are normally delivered with extensive libraries which comprise the
profiles of SNMP variables (MIB variables) of a number of devices and
manufacturers. Thus the user can establish a connection to a network node and
start to have the values of the individual MIB variables, their OIDs and their
descriptions displayed.
If the SNMP variables of a certain device are not included in the delivery scope of
the MIB browser library, appropriate profiles can be downloaded from the web
pages of the provider or
directly
from the device (
).
3.2 SNMP
What is SNMP?
The
S
imple
N
etwork
M
anagement
P
rotocol is a network protocol which was
developed to monitor and control network elements such as, e.g. router, access
points etc. from a central station.
The protocol controls the communication between the monitored devices and the
monitoring station.
Due to its simplicity and versatility SNMP has developed to become a standard
which is supported by many terminal devices.
The information that is supplied by the “SNMP” is provided in a structured form.
This structure is referred to as
MIB
–
M
anagement
I
nformation
B
ase.
