EMD-MIB :: externalSensorName

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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externalSensorName

Module: EMD-MIB

OID (symbolic): EMD-MIB::externalSensorName

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.13742.8.1.2.1.1.4

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-write

Description: The user-defined name.

What is externalSensorName?

A user-editable friendly name assigned to an external sensor. Setting this to something like "Rack3-Front-Temp" makes the sensor easy to identify in monitoring dashboards instead of just seeing a numeric sensor ID.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.13742.8.1.2.1.1.4
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> EMD-MIB::externalSensorName

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.13742.8.1.2.1.1.4.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> EMD-MIB::externalSensorName.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.13742.8.1.2.1.1.4.1 s <value>

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (7 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.13742raritanASSETMANAGEMENT-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.13742.8emdEMD-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.13742.8.1configurationEMD-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.13742.8.1.2externalSensorsEMD-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.13742.8.1.2.1externalSensorConfigurationTableEMD-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.13742.8.1.2.1.1externalSensorConfigurationEntryEMD-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.13742.8.1.2.1.1.4externalSensorNameEMD-MIB