NAME

       snmp - cups snmp backend (deprecated)

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/lib/cups/backend/snmp ip-address-or-hostname
       /usr/libexec/cups/backend/snmp ip-address-or-hostname
       lpinfo -v --include-schemes snmp

DESCRIPTION

       The  DEPRECATED  CUPS SNMP backend provides legacy discovery and identification of network printers using
       SNMPv1.  When used for discovery through the scheduler, the backend will list all printers  that  respond
       to  a  broadcast  SNMPv1  query  with  the  "public" community name.  Additional queries are then sent to
       printers that respond in order to determine the correct device URI, make and model, and other information
       needed for printing.

       In the first form, the SNMP backend is run directly by the user to look  up  the  device  URI  and  other
       information  when  you  have  an  IP  address  or  hostname.   This can be used for programs that need to
       configure print queues where the user has supplied an address but nothing else.

       In the second form, the SNMP backend is run indirectly using the lpinfo(8) command.  The output  provides
       all  printers  detected via SNMP on the configured broadcast addresses.  Note: no broadcast addresses are
       configured by default.

ENVIRONMENT

       The DebugLevel value can be overridden using the CUPS_DEBUG_LEVEL environment variable.   The  MaxRunTime
       value can be overridden using the CUPS_MAX_RUN_TIME environment variable.

FILES

       The  SNMP  backend  reads  the  /etc/cups/snmp.conf  configuration  file,  if present, to set the default
       broadcast address, community name, and logging level.

NOTES

       The CUPS SNMP backend is deprecated and will no longer be supported in a future version of CUPS.

CONFORMING TO

       The CUPS SNMP backend uses the information from the Host, Printer, and Port Monitor MIBs along with  some
       vendor  private  MIBs  and intelligent port probes to determine the correct device URI and make and model
       for each printer.

SEE ALSO

       backend(7), cups-snmp.conf(5), cupsd(8), lpinfo(8), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2021-2023 by OpenPrinting.

2021-02-28                                            CUPS                                          cups-snmp(8)