MG-SOFT Mib Browser

This is the ReadMe.txt file distributed with MG-SOFT MIB Browser Professional Edition with MIB Compiler, MIB Explorer and Visual MIB Builder. Copyright (C) 1995-2003 MG-SOFT Corporation. All rights reserved. ======================================================================== Table of Contents ----------------- 1. About the Software 2. Important Licensing Information 3. What's New in this Version 4. Installing the Software 5. MG-SOFT Corporation on the Internet 6. Ordering the Software 7. Licensing Agreement 8. Contacting MG-SOFT Corporation ======================================================================== 1. About the Software --------------------- MG-SOFT MIB Browser Professional Edition with MIB Compiler is an SNMP MIB Browser running on Microsoft's 32-bit operating systems (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003) and Intel based Linux operating systems (RedHat, Mandrake, SuSE,...). MIB Browser lets you monitor and manage any SNMP device on the network (i.e. file or database servers, modems, printers, routers, switches,...) by using the standard SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 protocols over IPv4, IPv6 or IPX networks. Along the standard SNMPv3 USM model, MIB Browser supports also Diffie-Hellman key exchange model, so that DOCSIS-based SNMPv3 agents (i.e. cable modems, cable modem termination systems, set-top boxes etc.) can be seamlessly contacted and managed. MIB Browser allows you to perform the SNMP Get, SNMP GetNext, SNMP GetBulk and SNMP Set operations. Besides, the software lets you capture the SNMP Trap and SNMP Inform packets that were sent from arbitrary SNMP devices or applications on the network. MIB Browser can monitor several SNMP devices simultaneously and contains features like SNMP Table viewer, SNMP Table 'editor', logging capabilities, real-time graphical presentation of queried numerical values, scan for implemented MIBs in agents, comparison of SNMP agent snapshots, etc. Generic SNMP Trace window displays SNMP messages exchanged between MIB Browser and SNMP agents. SNMP messages are displayed in raw hexadecimal dump format as well as in the decoded, human-readable format. Therefore, the Generic SNMP Trace window is particularly useful for debugging when developing an SNMP agent and for resolving problems when MIB Browser cannot properly query an SNMP agent. The enclosed MIB Compiler lets you compile any standard or vendor specific MIB file. The compiled MIB file can then be loaded and utilized by MIB Browser. Generally, MIB files are supplied by vendors of SNMP manageable devices, and contain description of the manageable object hierarchy and object attributes in the SNMP device. In other words, MIB files serve as roadmaps for managing SNMP devices. The enclosed MIB Explorer is a powerful and intuitive software for comparing MIB definition files and for searching for dependencies between them. With the user-friendly interface for specifying query conditions, the user can search for any values and constructs in MIB definitions. Besides, the software can create various reports and export MIB definitions to HTML, DHTML, PDF, XML, MOSY, and TXT file formats. The enclosed Visual MIB Builder is a software with which you can design and edit MIB definition files in a highly productive way. Due to its intuitive graphical drag-and-drop environment, where most of edits are visual, you do not need much knowledge about ASN.1 syntax or MIB module definition language to create MIBs. This means the software is suitable for beginners in SMI. On the other hand, due to full support for SMIv1 and SMIv2 standards and advanced features like SMI revision control, Visual MIB Builder is also suitable for experienced SMI gurus. MIB definition module can be designed within minutes, no mater if it contains table definitions or not. MIB modules designed with Visual MIB Builder will be syntactically and semantically correct and will compile with any SMI compliant MIB Compiler. ======================================================================== 2. Important Licensing Information ---------------------------------- This software package installs the following MG-SOFT's applications: * Visual MIB Builder, * MIB Explorer, * MIB Browser Professional Edition and * MIB Compiler. Visual MIB Builder and MIB Explorer are available in Standard and Developer's Edition while MIB Browser is available in the following four editions: * MIB Browser Professional SNMPv1/v2c Edition (supporting SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c protocols). * MIB Browser Professional SNMPv3 Edition (supporting SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 protocols). * MIB Browser Professional DOCSIS/DH Edition (supporting SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 protocols as well as the Diffie-Hellman key exchange model for managing DOCSIS-based SNMPv3 agents. Besides, this edition supports IPv6 protocol). * MIB Browser Professional Developer's Edition (supporting SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 protocols, Diffie-Hellman key exchange model and the Generic SNMP Trace debugging option. Besides, this edition supports IPv6 protocol). Which of these applications and which features will be available in the installed software, depends on the purchased license. ======================================================================== 3. What's New in this Version ----------------------------- Here is a brief information about major new functions and features in the latest releases of MG-SOFT MIB Browser Professional Edition, Visual MIB Builder, MIB Explorer and MIB Compiler: MIB Browser Professional Edition, Version 9.0 --------------------------------------------- * Selectable binding interface. On computers with two or more network cards, the user can select which network card (interface) should be used by MIB Browser for sending out SNMP requests. * Support for the IPv6 protocol (Internet Protocol Version 6). MIB Browser can now perform all SNMP operations also over IPv6 networks. * Comparing SNMP agent snapshots. MIB Browser lets you compare two SNMP agent snapshots side-by-side, showing all implemented object instances including their syntax and value. Snapshots can be taken either from two different SNMP agents or from one SNMP agent at different times. * SNMP Table 'editor'. The SNMP Table View window now lets the user modify values of writable SNMP table object instances, and send the updated values to the agent, all at once. * Add Row feature. In the SNMP Table View window the user can now perform SNMP Add Row operation in a straightforward manner. * Experimental support for the CFB-AES-128 privacy protocol. The standard User-based Security Model implemented in MIB Browser is now enhanced with strong 128-bit CFB-AES protocol. * Enhanced functionality of the Generic SNMP Trace window. The window can now be configured to trace SNMP requests sent from any MIB Browser's window, trace received responses to sent SNMP requests as well as trace received SNMP Trap and Inform notification messages. Besides, the window now contains significantly enhanced viewer of captured packets which makes displayed SNMP messages even easier to understand. * Enhanced printing capabilities. MIB Browser can now generate printout reports from various windows. * Significantly updated and enhanced User Manual with numerous hints and usage examples will help you get the most from MG-SOFT's MIB Browser Professional Edition. Visual MIB Builder, Version 5.0 ------------------------------- * SMI Consistency Wizard. This new feature significantly enhances the ability of Visual MIB Builder to import, repair and recover inconsistent MIB definition files. Using this wizard, the user can fix 'broken' MIB definition files in minu