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11.2 SNMP Condition Properties
SNMP conditions test the state of printers as well as other SNMP compliant devices. This includes:
The basic status of a printer (idle, offline, out of paper, etc.).
The extended status of a printer or the status of any SNMP compliant device. A color laser printer with a
management information base (MIB) that includes object identifiers (OIDs) that point to individual toner
cartridges, for example, can let you test the status of each cartridge separately. An SNMP compliant
modem may also be tested to see if it is ready to send faxes or data, for example.
11.2.1 Management Information Base Object Identifiers
A Management Information Base (MIB) is a database of Object Identifiers (OIDs) that can be used to monitor
device objects using SNMP. An MIB OID can point be a printer tray, cartridge or hard disk, or to modem
mode. Using an SNMP condition, PlanetPress Watch/Server can communicate with a device located at a given
IP address and request the status of the object identified by a given MIB OID number. Object Identifiers are
typically assigned and registered by device manufacturers. They are based on a standard known as Abstract
Syntax Notation One (often referred to as the ASN.1 standard).
SNMP Condition properties are as follows:
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