Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a network, wherein at least two network devices are connected to one another in the network via a data line and exchange data via this data line, wherein each network device is fixedly assigned an independent MAC address, wherein a network management station also controls the configuration and/or the operation of the network, characterised in that a query is sent from the network management station by multicast by means of the SNMP protocol to the network devices so as to query the configuration parameters of the network devices and/or configure the queried network device by SNMP.

Abstract: Method for transmitting data packets between a network management station monitoring a network and network devices on which agents are installed, the network management station communicating with the agent of a network device via instructions; said method is characterized in that the network management station accesses a management information base of a network device by means of a configurable instruction and retrieves data packets corresponding to the configuration of the instruction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a network, wherein at least two network devices are connected to one another in the network via a data line and exchange data via this data line, wherein each network device is fixedly assigned an independent MAC address, wherein a network management station also controls the configuration and/or the operation of the network, characterised in that a query is sent from the network management station by multicast by means of the SNMP protocol to the network devices so as to query the configuration parameters of the network devices and/or configure the queried network device by SNMP.

Abstract: Method for transmitting data packets between a network management station monitoring a network and network devices on which agents are installed, the network management station communicating with the agent of a network device via instructions; said method is characterized in that the network management station accesses a management information base of a network device by means of a configurable instruction and retrieves data packets corresponding to the configuration of the instruction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a network management station that exchanges data with the network devices connected to said station via bus connections by means of the SNMP protocol. An agent is integrated in each network device, said agent detecting the state of the network device and also being able to carry out adjustments or trigger actions in said device, wherein said agent communicates with the network management station via SET and GET commands. Furthermore, an error detection and/or an error notification between the network management station and the respective agents is carried out via the SNMP protocol. The method is characterized in that a further data exchange between the network management station and the respective agents is carried in addition to the data exchange provided according to the SNMP protocol in order to exchange further data content between the network management station and the respective agents using said further data exchange.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a network management station that exchanges data with the network devices connected to said station via bus connections by means of the SNMP protocol. An agent is integrated in each network device, said agent detecting the state of the network device and also being able to carry out adjustments or trigger actions in said device, wherein said agent communicates with the network management station via SET and GET commands. Furthermore, an error detection and/or an error notification between the network management station and the respective agents is carried out via the SNMP protocol. The method is characterized in that a further data exchange between the network management station and the respective agents is carried in addition to the data exchange provided according to the SNMP protocol in order to exchange further data content between the network management station and the respective agents using said further data exchange.

Abstract: Network devices are configured by displaying an input mask for entering configuration data appears on a display of the network device or a configuration device to be connected to the network device and representing the input mask in at least two different formats. The configuration data is entered in the formats with the same content. Thereafter the inputted data is further processed in various data formats depending on the format of the input mask.