MERU-CONFIG-STATION-MIB

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Organization: Meru Networks

Last Updated: 2005-06-05

Category: Wireless/WiFi

Description: Tracks wireless station association state and configuration on Meru Networks systems.

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What Is MERU-CONFIG-STATION-MIB?

This is a Meru Networks WLAN controller MIB for managing wireless station (client) association state and configuration, in the enterprise Wi-Fi controller technology area. Per its module description it defines objects for the Meru WLAN Station Configuration infrastructure, which in a controller-based WLAN architecture typically governs how client stations are authenticated, associated, and load-balanced across access points. Its role in monitoring would be to reveal wireless client software/session status, such as association state and configured per-station parameters, letting an operator confirm clients are connecting as expected. It operates within the broader Meru WLAN management framework alongside other Meru-specific MIBs such as MERU-CONFIG-VLAN-MIB, all registered under the MERU-SMI enterprise structure. It is deployed in enterprise Wi-Fi networks using Meru Networks WLAN controllers and access points. Engineers can download the MERU-CONFIG-STATION-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in MERU-CONFIG-STATION-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

Meru Networks WLAN controller/access point

Monitoring Examples

No specific object or table names were available in this excerpt (sample_objects is empty) to ground a concrete example; in general this class of MIB would be used to check a wireless station's association and configuration state on the controller when a client reports intermittent connectivity.

What Can Be Monitored

wireless station association state
per-station configuration parameters

Imported Objects

From IPV6-TC

Ipv6Address

From MERU-SMI

mwConfiguration

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From MERU-TC

MwlAddressAssignmentType
MwlApIfModeType
MwlDeviceType
MwlL2SecurityMode
MwlVpnStatus

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Gauge32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks
enterprises

From SNMPv2-TC

DateAndTime
DisplayString
MacAddress
RowStatus
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TimeInterval
TimeStamp
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using mwStationChannelUtilization OID:

Select a Meru Networks WLAN controller/access point (wireless station association state) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type mwStationChannelUtilization into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. This object describes Channel Utilization. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter64-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if utilization approaches its capacity limit, since sustained high utilization often precedes congestion or degraded performance. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
mwConfigStation	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4			This MIB defines all the managed objects used to manage the Meru WLAN Station Configuration infrastructure
mwStationTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1		not-accessible	This object describes Station Table
mwStationEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1		not-accessible	This object describes Station Table
I32 mwStationTableIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.1	Integer32	not-accessible	The index value of the table
MAC mwStationMacAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.2	MacAddress	read-create	This object describes MAC Address
ADR mwStationIpv6Address	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.3	Ipv6Address	read-create	This object describes Client IP
I32 mwStationAp	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.4	Integer32	read-only	This object describes AP ID
STR mwStationApName	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.5	DisplayString	read-only	This object describes AP Name
MWL mwStationL3State	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.6	MwlVpnStatus	read-only	This object describes L3 Security State
U32 mwStationVlanTag	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.7	Unsigned32	read-only	This object describes Tag/Id
STR mwStationAuthUser	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.8	DisplayString	read-only	This object describes Authenticated User Name
STR mwStationVlanName	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.9	DisplayString	read-only	This object describes Interface Name
MWL mwStationRadioType	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.10	MwlApIfModeType	read-only	This object describes RF Band
MWL mwStationL2ModeState	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.11	MwlL2SecurityMode	read-only	This object describes L2 Security State
I32 mwStationCurrentRssi	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.12	Integer32	read-only	This object describes Current RSSI
U32 mwStationTxThroughput	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.13	Unsigned32	read-only	This object describes Transmitted Throughput
U32 mwStationRxThroughput	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.14	Unsigned32	read-only	This object describes Received Throughput
I32 mwStationLossPercentage	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.15	Integer32	read-only	This object describes Retry Percentage
ADR mwStationAddrAssignmentType	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.16	MwlAddressAssignmentType	read-only	This object describes IP Address Type
C64 mwStationChannelUtilizationEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.17	Counter64	read-only	This object describes Channel Utilization
MAC mwStationVirtualPort	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.18	MacAddress	read-only	This object describes Virtual Port
MWL mwStationDeviceType	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.20	MwlDeviceType	read-only	This object describes Device Type
ROW mwStationRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.1.1.29	RowStatus	read-create	This object is used to create and delete rows in the table
mwStationIpaddressTable	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.2		not-accessible	This object describes Multiple IP per Station Table
mwStationIpaddressEntry	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.2.1		not-accessible	This object describes Multiple IP per Station Table
I32 mwStationIpaddressTableIndex	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.2.1.1	Integer32	not-accessible	The index value of the table
MAC mwStationIpaddressMacAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.2.1.2	MacAddress	read-create	This object describes Client MAC Address
IP mwStationIpaddressIpAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.2.1.3	IpAddress	read-create	This object describes IP Address
ADR mwStationIpaddressAddrAssignmentType	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.2.1.4	MwlAddressAssignmentType	read-create	This object describes IP Assignment Type
MAC mwStationIpaddressVirtualAddress	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.2.1.5	MacAddress	read-create	This object describes Client Virtual MAC Address
ROW mwStationIpaddressRowStatus	1.3.6.1.4.1.15983.1.1.4.4.2.1.6	RowStatus	read-create	This object is used to create and delete rows in the table

RFC description

Meru Networks vendor-private MIB for WLAN controller and access point configuration management.

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