IEEE802dot11-MIB

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Organization: IEEE 802.11

Last Updated: 2001-03-27

Category: Wireless and WLAN

Description: Defines management objects for IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN devices, covering station configuration, authentication algorithms, WEP keys, privacy settings, antenna properties, and MAC-layer counters.

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What Is IEEE802dot11-MIB?

IEEE802dot11-MIB is the IEEE standards-based MIB for managing 802.11 wireless LAN entities (stations and access points), covering station configuration, authentication algorithms, WEP key management, privacy settings, antenna properties, power management, and MAC-layer statistics counters. It exposes wireless-specific configuration data (SSID, BSS type, power management mode) as well as protocol/security settings and performance counters relevant to 802.11 operation. For monitoring purposes it is used to check the software/protocol status of a wireless station — its configured desired SSID and BSS type, whether privacy (WEP) is enabled, and MAC-layer counters that reveal transmission errors or retries indicating RF or association problems — rather than physical hardware health like temperature or power. It is a foundational standard referenced by numerous vendor-specific wireless MIBs that extend it with proprietary radio and AP management objects. It is deployed on 802.11 wireless client stations, access points, and wireless bridges from any vendor implementing standard 802.11 SNMP management, making this IEEE802dot11-MIB reference a common starting point for interoperable wireless monitoring tools.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in IEEE802dot11-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

  • vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer
  • IEEE 802.11 wireless stations and access points

Monitoring Examples

An admin polling dot11StationConfigTable/dot11StationConfigEntry indexed by dot11StationID can check dot11DesiredSSID and dot11DesiredBSSType to confirm a station is configured to join the correct network, and dot11PrivacyOptionImplemented/dot11PowerManagementMode to verify security and power-saving settings. dot11AuthenticationResponseTimeOut helps diagnose slow or failed authentication exchanges, while dot11CFPollable and dot11CFPMaxDuration relate to contention-free period support used in polled/PCF wireless operation.

What Can Be Monitored

  • desired SSID/BSS configuration
  • privacy (WEP) option status
  • power management mode
  • authentication response timeout
  • contention-free period parameters
Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

ifIndexOBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
MacAddress
RowStatus
TruthValue
OIDs

RFC description

Management objects for IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN devices and network interfaces.

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