{"id":30044,"date":"2026-04-20T16:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=30044"},"modified":"2026-04-30T16:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:52:09","slug":"how-to-interpret-max-oids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/30044\/how-to-interpret-max-oids\/","title":{"rendered":"How Room Alert MAX Sensor Data Is Organized In SNMP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SNMP Table Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Room Alert MAX exposes sensor data through three SNMP tables:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>the <strong>channels <\/strong>table\n<ul>\n<li>contains individual readings such as temperature, humidity, battery strength, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>channelGroup<\/strong> table\n<ul>\n<li>groups related channels together and links them to a sensor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>sensors <\/strong>table\n<ul>\n<li>identifies the sensor name<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To interpret a reading, you may need to move across more than one table.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sensor Data OIDs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each OID consists of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>a <strong>base OID<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>tells you which object you are querying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an <strong>index<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>tells you which row in the table you are querying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Each table has its own base OID and its own index format.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Root OID<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Room Alert MAX Base Station MIB is rooted at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#bcc3cd;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#d6dde7;border-color:#ffffff;color:#305d8c;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;\">\n\n\n\n<p>If your SNMP utility does not easily support uploading the Room Alert MAX MIB file and performing a WALK, you may find it helpful to use a free SNMP tool during setup. Depending on your preference, you can choose a command-line option (such as net-snmp) or graphical tool (like ManageEngine).<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>channel Table<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n\n\n<p>The Channel table contains the actual channel readings and channel-level metadata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Base table OID<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.3.1<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available OIDs in this table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.3.1.1.2<\/code> = <code>channelGroupReference<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.3.1.1.3<\/code> = <code>channelType<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.3.1.1.4<\/code> = <code>channelValue<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.3.1.1.5<\/code> = <code>channelDescription<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example OID<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted has-black-color has-text-color\">1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.3.1.1.5.44.53.48.58.54.50.58.53.53.58...\n\u2514\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 Base OID \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2518\u2514\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 Index \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2518<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example Table WALK<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-tabs su-tabs-style-default su-tabs-mobile-stack\" data-active=\"1\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-tabs-nav\"><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Command Line Example<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Graphical Interface Example<\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-tabs-panes\"><div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Command Line Example\">\n\n\n\n<p>Example using net-snmp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/channelTable.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/channelTable-1024x232.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/channelTable-1024x232.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/channelTable-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/channelTable-768x174.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/channelTable-1536x349.png 1536w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/channelTable.png 1630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Graphical Interface Example\">\n\n\n\n<p>Example using ManageEngine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-1024x164.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-1024x164.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-768x123.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-1536x246.png 1536w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1.png 1724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>channelGroup Table<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n\n\n<p>The channelGroup table links related channels together and ties them back to a sensor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Base table OID<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.2.1<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example command using net-snmp:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">snmptable -v3 -l noAuthNoPriv -u admin -m ROOMALERT-MAX-BASE-STATION-MIB [IP address] ROOMALERT-MAX-BASE-STATION-MIB::channelGroupTable<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>or, without the MIB file loaded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">snmpwalk -v 3 -l noAuthNoPriv -u admin [IP address] 1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.2.1<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available OIDs in this table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.2.1.1.2<\/code> = <code>channelGroupSensorId<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.2.1.1.3<\/code> = <code>channelGroupLabel<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.2.1.1.4<\/code> = <code>channelGroupType<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.2.1.1.5<\/code> = <code>channelGroupDescription<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>sensors Table<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n\n\n<p>The Sensors table stores the sensor name and description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Base table OID<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.1.1<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available OIDs in this table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.1.1.1.2<\/code> = <code>sensorsName<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.1.1.1.3<\/code> = <code>sensorsDescription<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to match the sensor MAC to the sensor name<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>sensorsName<\/code> table is indexed by the sensor\u2019s MAC address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Running this command&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">snmpwalk -v 3 -l noAuthNoPriv -u admin [IP address] 1.3.6.1.4.1.20916.1.14.1.1.1.2<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; returns values such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sensorsName.0.190.68.234.63.223 = TH-3FDF <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>If your sensor labels have not been customized, you can match the default labels to their MAC address based on the returned value (TH-3FDF matches up to a MAC address ending in 3F:DF).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>If you have access to the device&#8217;s web interface, you can match the MAC to the corresponding sensor card. (See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/13255\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Open Your Room Alert Monitor\u2019s Built-in Web Interface<\/a>.)<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"263\" height=\"264\" class=\"wp-image-30107\" style=\"width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image.png 263w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Otherwise, you can match the sensor labels to their MAC by getting the HEX value of the returned index.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">0.190.68.234.63.223 = 00:BE:44:EA:3F:DF\n\nDecimal \u2192 Hex\n      0 \u2192 00\n    190 \u2192 BE\n     68 \u2192 44\n    234 \u2192 EA\n     63 \u2192 3F\n    223 \u2192 DF<\/pre>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Working with individual OIDs<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to work with individual OIDs, one method is to walk the entire device and then pull the results into a code editor capable of highlighting matches (or &#8220;highlighting all occurrences&#8221;) such as VS Code. This way, you can highlight a sensor index, or part of a sensor index, and see all matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VSCodeExample.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VSCodeExample-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VSCodeExample-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VSCodeExample-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VSCodeExample-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VSCodeExample-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VSCodeExample-2048x1144.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SNMP Table Structure Room Alert MAX exposes sensor data through three SNMP tables: To interpret a reading, you may need to move across more than one table. 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