DMTF-MOBILE-MIB :: pointingDeviceType

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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pointingDeviceType

Module: DMTF-MOBILE-MIB

OID (symbolic): DMTF-MOBILE-MIB::pointingDeviceType

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.412.2.8.5.1.1

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: The type of this Pointing Device.

What is pointingDeviceType?

This reports the kind of pointing device attached, such as a mouse, trackball, trackPoint, glidePoint, or touchPad. An admin uses it for hardware inventory, for example confirming a laptop reports touchPad rather than an external mouse.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.412.2.8.5.1.1
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> DMTF-MOBILE-MIB::pointingDeviceType

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.412.2.8.5.1.1.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> DMTF-MOBILE-MIB::pointingDeviceType.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> pointingDeviceType.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.412dmtfBASEBRDD-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.412.2dmtfStdMifsBASEBRDD-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.412.2.8dmtfMobileComputerMIFDMTF-MOBILE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.412.2.8.5dmtfPointingDeviceTableDMTF-MOBILE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.412.2.8.5.1dmtfPointingDeviceEntryDMTF-MOBILE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.412.2.8.5.1.1pointingDeviceTypeDMTF-MOBILE-MIB