About SNMP Object Names and Identifiers

Each SNMP object has a name and numeric identifier. For example, in the system group, the network object named SysDescr with object identifier 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1 contains a description of the device.

An object can have one or more instances, depending on the configuration of the monitored device. For example, a device can have two network adapters, in which case there will be two instances of the ifPhysAddress object, which has object identifier 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.6. In this case, you need to specify an instance number at the end of the object identifier (such as 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.6.1). If you do not specify an instance, it defaults to zero.

See Also

Using SNMP

SNMP overview

Enabling SNMP on Windows devices

Monitoring an SNMP Service

About the SNMP Agent or Manager

About the SNMP Management Information Base

Using the SNMP MIB Manager

Using the SNMP MIB Manager to troubleshoot MIB files

About the SNMP operations

Using a custom name for SNMP device interfaces

About SNMP security

Using the Trap Definition Import Tool