Section 11: Management and Configuration AXIS 5470e User’s Manual152Using SNMPYou can use SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) forremotely monitoring and configuring of the AXIS 5470e. All majorfunctions for print servers are supported.General Information SNMP refers to a set of standards for network management,including a protocol, a database structure specification, and a set ofdata objects. The AXIS 5470e SNMP implementation runs in theTCP/IP environment.The management is handled by NMS (Network Management System)software running on a host on your network. The NMS softwarecommunicates with network devices by the means of messages,which are references to one or more objects.A message can be a question or an instruction to a device, or analarm triggered by a specific event in a device. Objects are containedin data bases called MIBs (Management Information Base), whereMIB-II is a standard database.The AXIS 5470e supports all relevant parts of MIB-II and alsoincludes a private enterprise MIB. Refer to The AXIS MIB, on page153.System Requirementsfor SNMPThe following requirements must be fulfilled in order to make full useof the AXIS 5470e SNMP support:• NMS software that allows you to install private enterprise MIBs• A host, supporting FTP, on which to run the NMS softwareFollow these steps to add the AXIS MIB to your NMS software:1. Log in to the AXIS 5470e using FTP.2. Download the MIB file /snmp/axis.mib to the NMS host.3. Install the AXIS MIB according to instructions in your NMSsoftware documentation.
