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Overview

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an Internet-standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. SNMP can be used to graph various data with tools such as CACTI, MRTG, or The Dude.

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PropertyDescription
address (IP/IPv6 address; Default: 0.0.0.0/0)Addresses from which connections to SNMP server is allowed
authentication-password (string; Default: "")Password used to authenticate the connection to the server (SNMPv3)
authentication-protocol (MD5 | SHA1; Default: MD5)The protocol used for authentication (SNMPv3)
encryption-password (string; Default: "")the password used for encryption (SNMPv3)
encryption-protocol (DES | AES; Default: DES)encryption protocol to be used to encrypt the communication (SNMPv3). AES (see rfc3826) available since v6.16.
name (string; Default: )
read-access (yes | no; Default: yes)Whether read access is enabled for this community
security (authorized | none | private; Default: none)
write-access (yes | no; Default: no)Whether write access is enabled for this community

Management information base (MIB)

The Management Information Base (MIB) is the database of information maintained by the agent that the manager can query. You can download the latest MikroTik RouterOS MIB file from here: www.mikrotik.com/downloads

Used MIBs in RouterOS:

  • MIKROTIK-MIB
  • MIB-2
  • HOST-RESOURCES-MIB
  • IF-MIB
  • IP-MIB
  • IP-FORWARD-MIB
  • IPV6-MIB
  • BRIDGE-MIB
  • DHCP-SERVER-MIB
  • CISCO-AAA-SESSION-MIB
  • ENTITY-MIB
  • UPS-MIB
  • SQUID-MIB

Object identifiers (OID)

Each OID identifies a variable that can be read via SNMP. Although the MIB file contains all the needed OID values, you can also print individual OID information in the console with the print oid command at any menu level:

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