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Overview
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1.4.2 Command Line Interface
The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a text-based configuration utility that supports a set of keyboard commands and
parameters to configure and manage the MP-8100 devices. You can enter command statements composed of CLI commands
and their associated parameters. You can enter commands from the keyboard for real-time control or from scripts that
automate configuration. See the Tsunami MP-8100 Reference Manual for more information about the Command Line
Interface.
1.4.3 SNMP Management
In addition to the Web interface and the CLI, you also can use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to manage and
configure the MP-8100 devices. Note that this requires an SNMP manager program (sometimes called MIB browser) or a
Network Manager program using SNMP. Proxim recommends NuDesign MIBrowser Pro 8.2 or iReasoning MIB browser for
managing MP-8100 devices. The devices support several Management Information Base (MIB) files that describe the
parameters that can be viewed and configured using SNMP:
1. PXM-SNMP.mib (Enterprise MIB)
2. RFC-1213.mib (MIB-II)
3. RFC-1215.mib (Trap MIB)
4. RFC-2790.mib (HOST-RESOURCES-MIB)
5. RFC-2571.mib (SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB)
6. RFC-3412.mib (SNMP-MPD-MIB)
7. RFC-3414.mib (SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB)
Download these MIB files from the Proxim website. You must compile one or more of these MIB files into your SNMP
program’s database before you manage your device using SNMP. See the documentation that came with your SNMP manager
for instructions about how to compile MIBs.
NOTE: When you update the software in the device, you must also update the MIBs to the same release. Because the
parameters in the MIB may have changed, you will not otherwise have full control over the features in the new
release.
The enterprise MIB (PXM-SNMP.mib) defines the Read and Read/Write objects you can view or configure using SNMP. These
objects correspond to most of the settings and statistics that are available with other management interfaces. See the
enterprise MIB for more information. The MIB can be opened with any text editor, such as Microsoft Word, Notepad, and
WordPad. See SNMP Parameters in the Services: Configuring the Passwords section.