SNMP

SNMP tools lets you browse a SNMP OID tree and view this information for a host. This information is provided by SNMP agents, which must be installed on the host being monitored.

To get SNMP information

1.	Select the SNMP tool on the navigation bar.

2.	Enter the host DNS name or IP address in the address bar.

3.	Select OID category you would like to check in the MIB tree.

4.	Click the Check button or press Enter.

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Information provided

The program presents all OIDs available in selected OID category. If this is a table then all columns and rows will be displayed (in this case you may change column order and hide/show them).

General information about each OID is shown on the sidebar: OID name, type, access and short description.

Click MIB Compiler button to add a new MIB database object to handle any new SNMP devices. For more information, see the chapter MIB file compiler.

Options

With options, located on the sidebar you can change community, refresh time and timeout. Community is the password used by SNMP protocol. You have to provide the same string as in SNMP agent on the host you are checking. If you enter incorrect community you will not be able to retrieve any SNMP information.

Note

•	On the right side of the address bar, you can see the name and IP address of the host currently being checked. You can copy the name or IP of the host to clipboard. Just right click the host name and select Copy IP address or Copy DNS Name from the popup menu.