D-Link DES-5024 - Manual (Page 70)

Fast Ethernet Switching System User’s Guide
Managing the DES-5024
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SNMP Management Configuration
The SNMP Management Configuration panel is used to configure the DES-5024 for
SNMP management. Leave the default values in place if you are not managing your
network through SNMP.
The DES-5024 uses the standard MIB-II Management Information Base module. The
MIB values can be retrieved from any SNMP based network manager. The DES-5024
supports its own proprietary enterprise as an extended MIB. The MIB can be retrieved by
specifying their Object-Identity (OID). MIB values can be either read-only or read-write.
Read-only MIB variables can be constants that are programmed into the DES-5024 or
variables that change while the DES-5024 is running. For example, the number and type
of ports on the DES-5024 is a read-only constant. The number and type of ports is fixed.
Statistics, such as the number of errors that have occurred, are read-only variables.
Read-write MIBs are usually related to user customized configurations. Examples of
these are the DES-5024’s IP address, STA parameters and port status.
If you use third party vendors’ SNMP software to manage the DES-5024, a diskette
listing the DES-5024’s proprietary enterprise MIB can be obtained by request. If your
software provided functions to browse or modify MIB, you can get the MIB values and
change them (if the MIB’s attributes permit the write option). This process can be
difficult. You must know the MIB OIDs and retrieve them one by one.