II - 3Section 2 - Chapter 1 - SNMPOKI OkiLAN 6120e User’s GuideAdvanced ManagementChapter 1Simple Network ManagementProtocol (SNMP)OverviewSimple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)provides network administrators with the ability tocommunicate management functions between an SNMPmanager and an SNMP agent. An SNMP manager is auser program the network administrator can use tomanage SNMP agents. The manager can retrieve Getinformation from the agent or alter Set information onthe agent. An agent can also send an unsolicitedmessage Trap to a manager when it encounters anunusual condition.The OkiLAN 6120e is a fully functional SNMP agentand supports, to the extent of open industry standardssuch as RFC 1759, any standard SNMP managementplatform, including:• HP OpenView• Novell NMS• Sun SunNet Manager• IBM NetViewPrivate MIBOkiLAN 6120e SNMP support has been enhanced witha private MIB. It is accessible via SNMP over TCP/IPand IPX. This private MIB contains over 150configuration and status variables for the networkprotocols, printer ports, network interface, printersettings, and the overall OkiLAN 6120e status. Printerstatus traps such as on-line, off-line, detached printerand printer error are also provided.The setting of certain variables causes an immediatefirmware reset. These variables are listed in the privateMIB under cmdReset.
