User's Manual Part 2

Table Of Contents
Copyright © 2004, Vivato, Inc. Vivato Wi-Fi AP/Bridge User Guide 145
SNMP Operations
Network Monitoring
Network Monitoring
Three methods can be used to monitor Vivato Wi-Fi AP/Bridge operations and network traffic:
The built-in web page user interface. To use the monitoring functions of the web interface, see
"Monitoring Clients and System Operations" on page 79.
Command line interface (CLI). A explanation of using the CLI and a list of the available
commands to configure and monitor AP/Bridge operations is provided in "Configuration Using
The Command Line Interface" on page 95.
Simple network management protocol (SNMP).
SNMP Operations
You can use third-party SNMP management software to monitor operations within the Vivato Wi-Fi
AP/Bridge. These software packages are designed to use standard SNMP versions that have been
defined to work with devices created by various manufacturers. The Wi-Fi AP/Bridge supports SNMP
versions 1, 2c, and 3.
SNMP applications use management information bases (MIBs) - databases of objects that are used to
monitor and configure a device.
Operating Considerations
Not all MIB objects are supported in this version of the Vivato Wi-Fi AP/Bridge. The following
information describes which MIBs are provided and which objects are and are not supported in this
firmware release:
SNMP walk performance issues - Performing an snmpwalk or snmpbulkwalk may time-out
when trying to walk the entire MIB tree. Use the -t option to set the timer value higher than the
default: snmpwalk -c public -v 2c -t 15 10.0.0.2 .1 will allow a full 15 seconds from start to
finish.
SNMP Sets - In general, sets are not supported in this release.
SNMPv2 Support Only - Currently SNMPv2c is the only supported version, though version 3
will be supported in the near future. Some, but not all, SNMPv3 options are supported in this
release (v3 traps for example, ARE supported).