The FaxPress
SNMP option allows extensive network management
and
control functions to
be executed remotely. Simple questions such as "are each of my FaxPress units
alive and well?" and "What is the status of line 3?" can be
answered from a central
location. In addition to monitoring unit and line status, administrators
can even re-configure or re-set FaxPress units. Alarming is
supported,
allowing an operator to see an alarm message when the number of failed faxes
rises above a pre-set threshold (of course the threshold can be reset
using
SNMP). All this can be done
using industry standard SNMP management console programs
such as HP Openview, Sun Netmanage, Novell ManageWise (previously
called Netware NMS) and IBM NetView. FaxPress can now be monitored and
controlled using the same process as other network devices in an enterprise-level
network. FaxPress supports SNMP
reading, writing as well as alarming (traps). FaxPress
supports SNMP get (read) messages, SNMP set (write) messages and SNMP traps
(alarms). Many devices and some "SNMP enabled" fax servers on the market
support only get (read) functions, meaning that they can be monitored, but not
controlled. For example, a problem with a fax server in California can be detected from
the administrator’s SNMP console in New York, but nothing can be
done about it
without SNMP write capability. A full listing
of the MIB parameters are contained in the appendix, but a summary
follows.
