A3COM-PRIVATE-MIB

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Organization: 3COM Networks, Inc

Last Updated: 2004-10-12

Category: Device Management, Vendor: 3Com

Description: Defines the 3Com enterprise private MIB root OID structure and common object definitions shared across the 3Com product MIB suite.

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What Is A3COM-PRIVATE-MIB?

This is the 3Com enterprise private MIB defining the root OID structure and common object definitions shared across 3Com's broader product MIB suite, including switch and access-point product lines. It exposes a mix of hardware identification data (hardware/boot-ROM/opcode firmware version, serial number), serial console line configuration (baud rate, parity, stop bits), switch port tables, and 802.11 wireless authentication/filtering settings for 3Com access points. Its monitoring value is notable for hardware and software status: swHardwareVer, swBootRomVer, swOpCodeVer, and swSerialNumber let an operator confirm exactly which hardware revision and firmware build a device is running, essential for tracking fleet-wide firmware compliance. As a common/shared root MIB it underpins many other 3Com product-specific MIBs that import its base object identifiers. It's deployed across the general 3Com switch and wireless access point product line. Engineers can download the A3COM-PRIVATE-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in A3COM-PRIVATE-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • 3Com switches
  • 3Com wireless access points

Monitoring Examples

An admin auditing firmware compliance across a fleet of 3Com switches/APs would poll swHardwareVer, swBootRomVer, and swOpCodeVer to confirm all units run the approved firmware, and swSerialNumber to inventory hardware. On wireless access points, walking dot11AuthenticationEntry and dot11Filter reveals the configured Wi-Fi authentication and MAC-filtering policy, while lineTable/lineEntry (lineSpeed, lineParity, lineDataBits) exposes console/serial port settings for confirming out-of-band management access.

What Can Be Monitored

  • hardware version
  • boot ROM version
  • firmware/opcode version
  • serial number
  • console/serial line settings
  • 802.11 authentication and filter configuration
Imported Objects

From RFC1155-SMI

Counter
IpAddress
enterprises
mgmt

From RFC1213-MIB

ifIndex

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
MacAddress
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue
OIDs

RFC description

3Com access point wireless LAN management with configuration, security, and radio controls.

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