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28.Dd June 28, 2010
29.Dt SNMP_WLAN 3
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm snmp_wlan
33.Nd "wireless networking module for"
34.Xr bsnmpd 1
35.Sh LIBRARY
36.Pq begemotSnmpdModulePath."wlan" = "/usr/lib/snmp_wlan.so"
37.Sh DESCRIPTION
38The
39.Nm snmp_wlan
40module implements a private BEGEMOT-WIRELESS-MIB, which allows
41management of virtual wireless interfaces.
42The MIB defines objects similar to the state data and configuration capabilities of
43.Xr ifconfig 8
44for configuring virtual wireless interfaces.
45Therefore one should consider adding write communities or loading the
46.Nm
47module on systems where security is crucial.
48.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
49A short description of the Tables and interesting objects in the MIB follows.
50.Bl -tag -width "XXXXXXXXX"
51.It Va wlanInterfaceTable
52The table is used for creation and deletion of virtual wireless interfaces.
53To add a new interface, a SET should be executed on the
54.Va wlanIfaceName
55column with
56value the desired name of the interface.
57Next the parent interface must be set via
58.Va wlanParentIfName
59column.
60Any optional parameters may be set via the
61.Va wlanIfaceOperatingMode ,
62.Va wlanIfaceFlags ,
63.Va wlanIfaceBssid
64and
65.Va wlanIfaceLocalAddress
66columns.
67To finally create the interface in the system, a SET with value of active(1) to
68.Va wlanIfaceStatus
69column should be executed.
70To destroy a wireless interface a SET with value of destroy(6) to the relevant
71.Va wlanIfaceStatus
72column should be executed.
73.It Va wlanIfParentTable
74The table contains information about the hardware capabilities of the parent of
75a wireless interface.
76.It Va wlanIfaceConfigTable
77The table is used to get or set various configuration parameters for a virtual
78wireless interface.
79Depending on the operating mode of the interface and the hardware capabilities
80of the underlying hardware interface, not all parameters and values may be supported.
81.It Va wlanIfacePeerTable
82The table contains information about the associated stations for interfaces
83operating as access points, or the stations identified as neighbors in the IBSS
84for interfaces operating in adhoc mode.
85.It Va wlanIfaceChannelTable
86Information about the active channels for the wireless interfaces in the system.
87.It Va wlanIfRoamParamsTable
88The parameters that govern the roaming operation on the wireless interfaces.
89.It Va wlanIfTxParamsTable
90The parameters that govern the transmit operation on the wireless interfaces.
91.It Va wlanScanConfigTable
92The table that contains a configuration for channel scanning initiated via SNMP.
93.It Va wlanScanResultsTable
94The table contains the scan results from the last scan for each wireless
95interface on the system.
96.It Va wlanIfaceStatisticsTable
97Summary statistics for each wireless interface on the system.
98.It Va wlanWepInterfaceTable
99WEP configuration for the wireless interfaces on the system.
100.It Va wlanMACAccessControlTable
101Access Control configuration for wireless interfaces operating as access points.
102.It Va wlanMACAccessControlMACTable
103The table with Access Control MAC entries for which the configured Access
104Control Policy on wireless interfaces operating in Host AP mode is applied.
105.Va wlanMACAccessControlMACStatus
106column is used to add or delete MAC ACL entries.
107A set with value createAndGo(4) will add new entry, while with value destroy(6)
108will delete an existing one.
109.It Va wlanMeshRoutingConfig
110The subtree contains system configuration related to Wireless Mesh Routing.
111.It Va wlanMeshInterfaceTable
112The table contains information for wireless interfaces operating as wireless
113mesh points.
114.It Va wlanMeshNeighborTable
115The table contains information for the neighbors of wireless interfaces
116operating in mesh mode.
117.It Va wlanMeshRouteTable
118The mesh routing table for interfaces operating as mesh points, used for
119forwarding packets on a mesh network.
120.Va wlanMeshRouteStatus
121column is used to add or delete entries in the mesh routing table for an
122interface.
123A set with value createAndGo(4) will add new entry, while with value destroy(6)
124will delete an existing one.
125.It Va wlanMeshStatsTable
126Summary statistics for each virtual wireless interface operating as mesh point.
127.It Va wlanMeshHWMPConfig
128The subtree contains system configuration related to Hybrid Wireless Mesh
129Protocol.
130.It Va wlanHWMPInterfaceTable
131The table contains HWMP information for wireless interfaces operating in mesh
132mode.
133.It Va wlanMeshHWMPStatsTable
134Summary statistics for HWMP operation on interfaces operating as mesh points.
135.El
136.Sh RESTRICTIONS
137Not all information or configuration in the MIBs is currently available in FreeBSD.
138The values of the following variables carry no information:
139.Bl -tag -width "XXXXXXXXX"
140.It Va wlanStatsReset
141.El
142.Sh FILES
143.Bl -tag -width "XXXXXXXXX"
144.It Pa /usr/share/snmp/defs/wlan_tree.def
145The description of the MIB tree implemented by
146.Nm .
147.It Pa /usr/share/snmp/mibs/BEGEMOT-WIRELESS-MIB.txt
148The private BEGEMOT-WIRELESS-MIB that is implemented by this module.
149.El
150.Sh SEE ALSO
151.Xr bsnmpd 1 ,
152.Xr gensnmptree 1 ,
153.Xr snmpmod 3 ,
154.Xr wlan 4 ,
155.Xr wlan_acl 4 ,
156.Xr wlan_wep 4 ,
157.Xr ifconfig 8
158.Sh AUTHORS
159.An Shteryana Shopova Aq Mt syrinx@FreeBSD.org
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