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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 Workflow 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).
Task properties
General Tab
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Parameters group
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Community: Enter the community name for the printer or other SNMP compliant
device you want to monitor. A community acts like a combination of a user and
password granting you access to an SNMP device. Depending on the community
name, the device knows what rights to grant, for example, read-only or read-write.
Community names serve as a form of organization and security used with SNMP.
The community name must allow sufficient access to the SNMP device to monitor it
with the condition. Most SNMP devices come with a public community name that
usually gives you read-only and/or read-write access. It is recommended to increase
security on your network by entering community names allowing varying levels of
access depending on the particular device, its users, etc. The community name tells
the device which rights to grant PlanetPress Workflow (required to perform the test).
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IP address: Enter the IP address of the network printer (or other device) whose
status is to be checked via SNMP.
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Get info: Click to retrieve information corresponding to the IP address you entered.
If the information is successfully retrieved and it corresponds to a printer, the Host
name and Description of the printer (or other device) appears in the corresponding
boxes.
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Host name: When you click Get info, if PlanetPress Workflow is able to
communicate with the device, it displays its name here.
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Description: When you click Get info, if PlanetPress Workflow is able to
communicate with the device, it displays its description here.
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