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PlanetPress Workflow uses the SNMP protocol in the form of an SNMP Condition, in two ways:
l To check the status of printers on your network against values you set in a condition, and
to return a true or false value. This is called setting a Printer condition in the SNMP
condition's Properties dialog box.
l To check different values of printers or other SNMP compatible devices against
conditions you set, to return a true or false value. This is called setting a User defined
condition in the SNMP condition's Properties dialog box. You indicate what is called
management information bases (MIB) and object identifiers (OID) that are extensible and
can be vendor specific.
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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