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Overview
Activation
Implementation
Connecting to the device
Reading information
Identifier, OID and MIB

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Managing the SNMP protocol

Overview

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is the standard protocol for managing the network devices. SNMP functions can be used to create applications capable of monitoring network elements: PCs, servers, switches, automation devices, etc. These functions can also be used to:

Monitor the network load
Optimize the operating mode of the network
Manage the potential network problems.

Note SNMP version V1 and v2 is supported.

Activation

In order for the PCs found on a network to provide information, the SNMP agent must be enabled.

In Windows, the following steps must be performed:

Display the control panel.
Select "Add/Remove programs".
Select "Add/Remove Windows components".
Add (if necessary) the "Management and monitoring tool" module.
Start the Windows service manager and select "SNMP service".
In the service properties (right-click), in the "Security" tab, add two communities: a "public" community with read rights and a "private" community with read/write rights.

Implementation

The SNMP functions are implemented in two steps:

Connecting to the relevant device.
Retrieving the requested information.

Connecting to the device

The connection is established by SNMPStartSession.

IDSession = SNMPStartSession("TestDoc", "public")

This function requires:

The IP address of the device.
The name of the SNMP community with which the dialog will be implemented.

The returned identifier is used to dialog with the device.

Reading information

The information is read in the SNMP tree structure by SNMPGet.

This function requires:

the session identifier,
the SNMP identifier of the value to retrieve ("1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0" for the RAM for example).

Identifier, OID and MIB

The identifier of the value to retrieve is named OID. This value can be found:

on Internet for the standard values.
in the documentation of the device. This documentation is called MIB and it groups all the specific values of your device.

Note: The SNMPLoadMIB function is used to load information from a MIB into memory, so that the OID's string identifier is used instead of its Numerical identifier.

Related Examples:

Unit examples (WINDEV): The SNMP functions

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