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title: "SNMP Walk"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/netmri760/357205716/SNMP%20Walk"
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Use the SNMP Walk tool (**Tools** icon > **Device** > **SNMP** **Walk**) to retrieve all SNMP MIB variables below a given root OID from a device on the network. The SNMP Walk tool may retrieve a large amount of SNMP data from the selected device depending on the specified root OID.

For the list of supported encryption protocols, see [*SNMPv3 Credentials for Discovery and Management*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/netmri760/pages/357140626).

You can also define the SNMP Walk settings in the administrative shell. For more information, see [*snmpwalk command*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/netmri760/pages/357826919).

To perform an SNMP Walk, do the following:

1. Open the **Hostname**** or ****IP** list and select the target device from the dropdown menu. there may be many pages of values in the dropdown. You can also enter a new value.
2. Open the **Network** **View** list and choose the network view containing the specified device.
3. In the **Port** field, type the target port.
4. In the **Password** field, enter the SNMP community string associated with the device (the default string for read-only operations is usually "public"). You may also leave the **Password** field blank (if a community string was previously discovered for the device or a default is used, then that string is used to automatically perform the walk).
5. Select SNMP version 1, 2c or 3.
6. If you selected version 1 or 2c, specify the Root OID.
7. If you selected version 3, specify the following:
  - Authentication Password
  - Authentication Protocol
  - Privacy Password
  - Privacy Protocol
  - Root OID
8. In the **Root ****OID** field, type the starting point for the SNMP walk as a symbolic name or in dotted-decimal notation. If a symbolic name is not recognized, try entering the dotted decimal notation instead.
9. Click **Start**. SNMP Walk displays progress through an **SNMP ****Polling** popup window.

The bottom of the SNMP Polling text output reports the result of the polling cycle, displaying a **Polling** **Finished** **Normally** message on successful completion.

To export the data, select the polling text, right-click and choose **Copy**.

To run the test again, click **Restart**.