MG MibBrowser安装包

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, 2002 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 and Windows XP) 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. 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 seamlesly 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, logging capabilities, real-time graphical presentation of queried numerical values, scan for implemented MIBs in agents, 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 vendor specific MIB file. The compiled MIB file can then be loaded and utilized by MIB Browser. Generally, a MIB file is usually supplied by the vendor of an SNMP manageable device and contains a description of the object hierarchy and object attributes on the managed SNMP device. MIB file serves as a roadmap for managing that device. The enclosed MIB Explorer lets you compare different versions of MIB definitions, search for dependencies between MIB definitions and export MIB definitions to HTML, XML and MOSY formats. Besides, the software contains a powerful search engine for searching various constructs in MIB definitions. The enclosed Visual MIB Builder is a visual MIB module definition file designer and MIB editor. The software supports SMIv1 and SMIv2 notation. The software requires no knowledge about ASN.1 syntax or MIB module definition language. The user can simply drag-and-drop MIB nodes into the MIB tree and assign their SMI properties - 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 consists of the following MG-SOFT's applications: * MIB Browser Professional Edition, * MIB Compiler, * MIB Explorer and * Visual MIB Builder. Besides, MIB Browser Professional Editon is available in four different editions: * MIB Browser Professional 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 and support for Diffie-Hellman key exchange model for managing DOCSIS-based SNMPv3 agents). * MIB Browser Professional Developer's Edition (supporting SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 protocols, Diffie-Hellman key exchange model and the Generic SNMP Trace debugging option). Which of these applications and features will be available in the installed software, depends on the purchased license. ======================================================================== 3. What's New in this Version ----------------------------- This is a brief information about major new functions and features in the following MG-SOFT's applications: MIB Browser Professional Edition Version 8.0 -------------------------------------------- * Generic SNMP Trace window displays SNMP messages exchanged between MIB Browser and an SNMP agent. SNMP messages are displayed in hexadecimal and in the decoded, human-readable format. Therefore, the Generic SNMP Trace window is particularly useful for debugging and resolving problems when MIB Browser cannot properly query an SNMP agent. * Diffie-Hellman key exchange method for managing DOCSIS based SNMPv3 agents, like Cable Modems, Cable Modem Termination Systems, Set-top boxes etc. * SNMP agent scanning for discovering MIB modules implemented in a particular SNMP agent. * More efficient SNMP table polling algorithm for a faster query of SNMP tables in the Table View window. * Comprehensive User Manual with descriptions of main features, guidelines for performing main operations and numerous useful examples. Visual MIB Builder Version 4.0 ------------------------------ * Revision Control. Once a MIB definition is published, it must not be modified in a way that would change the behaviour of defined objects. SMI specification exactly defines what changes are permited to MIB definition after the MIB publication and Visual MIB Builder enforces correct usage of SMI rules trough the Revision control framework. * Spell checker for detecting possible spelling mistakes in the plain text areas in MIB definitions. MIB Compiler Version 4.0 ------------------------ * Significantly improved performance when compiling groups of MIB definition files by using the Batch Compile option. MIB Explorer Version 1.1 ------------------------ * Export to MOSY format. MIB Explorer exports SMI definitions into MOSY compatible format. Therefore, MG-SOFT MIB Compiler can be used by all applications that can read MIB files in the standard MOSY notation. Besides, in all applications a number of minor and major improvements have been implemented and all known problems occurring in older versions have been fixed for this release. ======================================================================== 4. Installing the Software -------------------------- Make sure to install the latest version of the software as available from http://www.mg-soft.com/download.html To install the software on Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you need to have the Administrator privileges. Otherwise, the installation software cannot update Microsoft's system files on the winsys folders (the software requires updated version of some system files). To install the software, unzip the distribution zip file and run the setup.exe. Follow the on-screen guidelines. You must reboot the computer if the setup procedure prompts you to do so. In case of any problems, check the TroubleShooting.txt document that was installed into the Docs folder. ======================================================================== 5. MG-SOFT Corporation on the Internet -------------------------------------- * MG-SOFT Web Site http://www.mg-soft.com/ * Secure On-line orders http://www.