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31.Dd June 28, 2010
32.Dt SNMP_WLAN 3
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm snmp_wlan
36.Nd "wireless networking module for"
37.Xr bsnmpd 1
38.Sh LIBRARY
39.Pq begemotSnmpdModulePath."wlan" = "/usr/lib/snmp_wlan.so"
40.Sh DESCRIPTION
41The
42.Nm snmp_wlan
43module implements a private BEGEMOT-WIRELESS-MIB, which allows
44management of virtual wireless interfaces. The MIB defines objects similar to the
45state data and configuration capabilities of
46.Xr ifconfig 8
47for configuring virtual wireless interfaces.
48Therefore one should consider adding write communities or loading the
49.Nm
50module on systems where security is crucial.
51.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
52A short description of the Tables and interesting objects in the MIB follows.
53.Bl -tag -width "XXXXXXXXX"
54.It Va wlanInterfaceTable
55The table is used for creation and deletion of virtual wireless interfaces. To
56add a new interface, a SET should be executed on the
57.Va wlanIfaceName
58column with
59value the desired name of the interface. Next the parent interface must be set
60via
61.Va wlanParentIfName
62column. Any optional parameters may be set
63via the
64.Va wlanIfaceOperatingMode ,
65.Va wlanIfaceFlags ,
66.Va wlanIfaceBssid
67and
68.Va wlanIfaceLocalAddress
69columns.
70To finally create the interface in the system, a SET with value of active(1) to
71.Va wlanIfaceStatus
72column should be executed.
73To destroy a wireless interface a SET with value of destroy(6) to the relevant
74.Va wlanIfaceStatus
75column should be executed.
76.It Va wlanIfParentTable
77The table contains information about the hardware capabilities of the parent of
78a wireless interface.
79.It Va wlanIfaceConfigTable
80The table is used to get or set various configuration parameters for a virtual
81wireless interface. Depending on the operating mode of the interface and the
82hardware capabilities of the underlying hardware interface, not all parameters
83and values may be supported.
84.It Va wlanIfacePeerTable
85The table contains information about the associated stations for interfaces
86operating as access points, or the stations identified as neighbors in the IBSS
87for interfaces operating in adhoc mode.
88.It Va wlanIfaceChannelTable
89Information about the active channels for the wireless interfaces in the system.
90.It Va wlanIfRoamParamsTable
91The parameters that govern the roaming operation on the wireless interfaces.
92.It Va wlanIfTxParamsTable
93The parameters that govern the transmit operation on the wireless interfaces.
94.It Va wlanScanConfigTable
95The table that contains a configuration for channel scanning initiated via SNMP.
96.It Va wlanScanResultsTable
97The table contains the scan results from the last scan for each wireless
98interface on the system.
99.It Va wlanIfaceStatisticsTable
100Summary statistics for each wireless interface on the system.
101.It Va wlanWepInterfaceTable
102WEP configuration for the wireless interfaces on the system.
103.It Va wlanMACAccessControlTable
104Access Control configuration for wireless interfaces operating as access points.
105.It Va wlanMACAccessControlMACTable
106The table with Access Control MAC entries for which the configured Access
107Control Policy on wireless interfaces operating in Host AP mode is applied.
108.Va wlanMACAccessControlMACStatus
109column is used to add or delete MAC ACL entries. A set with value createAndGo(4)
110will add new entry, while with value destroy(6) will delete an existing one.
111.It Va wlanMeshRoutingConfig
112The subtree contains system configuration related to Wireless Mesh Routing.
113.It Va wlanMeshInterfaceTable
114The table contains information for wireless interfaces operating as wireless
115mesh points.
116.It Va wlanMeshNeighborTable
117The table contains information for the neighbors of wireless interfaces
118operating in mesh mode.
119.It Va wlanMeshRouteTable
120The mesh routing table for interfaces operating as mesh points, used for
121forwarding packets on a mesh network.
122.Va wlanMeshRouteStatus
123column is used to add or delete entries in the mesh routing table for an
124interface. A set with value createAndGo(4) will add new entry, while with value
125destroy(6) will delete an existing one.
126.It Va wlanMeshStatsTable
127Summary statistics for each virtual wireless interface operating as mesh point.
128.It Va wlanMeshHWMPConfig
129The subtree contains system configuration related to Hybrid Wireless Mesh
130Protocol.
131.It Va wlanHWMPInterfaceTable
132The table contains HWMP information for wireless interfaces operating in mesh
133mode.
134.It Va wlanMeshHWMPStatsTable
135Summary statistics for HWMP operation on interfaces operating as mesh points.
136.El
137.Sh RESTRICTIONS
138Not all information or configuration in the MIBs is currently available in FreeBSD.
139The values of the following variables carry no information:
140.Bl -tag -width "XXXXXXXXX"
141.It Va wlanStatsReset
142.El
143.Sh FILES
144.Bl -tag -width "XXXXXXXXX"
145.It Pa /usr/share/snmp/defs/wlan_tree.def
146The description of the MIB tree implemented by
147.Nm .
148.It Pa /usr/share/snmp/mibs/BEGEMOT-WIRELESS-MIB.txt
149The private BEGEMOT-WIRELESS-MIB that is implemented by this module.
150.El
151.Sh SEE ALSO
152.Xr bsnmpd 1 ,
153.Xr gensnmptree 1 ,
154.Xr snmpmod 3 ,
155.Xr wlan 4 ,
156.Xr wlan_acl 4 ,
157.Xr wlan_wep 4 ,
158.Xr ifconfig 8
159.Sh AUTHORS
160.An Shteryana Shopova Aq Mt syrinx@FreeBSD.org
161