Using SNMP Data

SNMP data obtained from managed devices is injected into system core. The information is available in the form of Network Host device settings and utilized by Iotellect Network Manager tools.

All information collected from an SNMP device can be browsed as settings of that device. To view the information, select the device in the System Tree and chose Configure Device item in its context menu. Alternatively you can just double-click on the device. The device configuration window will be opened. There can be a lot of variables (settings), dozens of tabs. You can enable/disable tabbed layout for more convenient presentation.

SNMP data obtained from a certain device is handled by various Iotellect Network Manager tools like alerts, widgets, charts, queries, etc. They analyze the data to detect type of the device and process accordingly. SNMP data can be used to obtain status, numerical characteristics and statistics of a particular monitored device.

For example, a device is classified as a printer if it has a prtGeneralTable SNMP variable. This variable along with other  data available for the device is used by printer monitoring tools to obtain printer-specific data: description, model, serial number, capabilities, current state. Printer alerts uses SNMP to detect possible printer problems like paper jams, out of paper, overfull trays, lack of toner, etc.

You can create your own tools to provide monitoring for specific types of SNMP devices in your network. For most cases this can be done right in the Iotellect Network Manager environment without programming. For more complex circumstances Iotellect SDK can be used. It allows to create your own advanced plugins that will process SNMP data in the most appropriate way for the devices you deal with.

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