OkiLAN 6200e Plus User’s Guide
Advanced Management Features
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Advanced Management
Features
SNMP
SNMP Overview
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) pro-
vides network administrators with the ability to com-
municate management functions between an SNMP
manager and an SNMP agent. An SNMP manager is a
user program the network administrator can use to
manage SNMP agents. The manager can retrieve
Get
information from the agent or alter
Set
information on
the agent. An agent can also send an unsolicited mes-
sage
Trap
to a manager when it encounters an
unusual condition.
The Network Print Server is a fully functional SNMP
agent and supports any standard SNMP management
platform, including:
•
HP OpenView
•
Novell NMS
•
Sun SunNet Manager
•
IBM NetView
Private MIB
Note: This section is typically used by advanced
administrators only.
Network Print Server SNMP support has been
enhanced with a private MIB. It is accessible via
SNMP over TCP/IP and IPX. This private MIB contains