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.
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Table of Contents
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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
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1. About the Software
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MG-SOFT MIB Browser Professional Edition is an SNMP MIB Browser running
on Microsoft Windows operating systems (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows
NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP) and Linux operating
systems.
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.
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2. Important Licensing Information
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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.
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3. What's New in this Version
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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
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* 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
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* 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
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* Significantly improved performance when compiling groups of MIB
definition files by using the Batch Compile option.
MIB Explorer Version 1.1
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* 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.
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4. Installing the Software
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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.
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5. MG-SOFT Corporation on the Internet
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