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The Administration - Management Tab

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SNMP

SNMP is a popular network monitoring and management protocol. It provides network administrators with the

ability to monitor the status of the Access Point and receive notification of any critical events as they occur on the

Access Point.

To enable the SNMP support feature, select

Enabled

. Otherwise, select

Disabled

. The default is

Disabled

.

This Access Point supports SNMP version 1, 2, and 3. Select

SNMP V1 & V2

if you don’t need the enhanced

capability on V3 or your management software does not support V3. Otherwise, select

SNMP V3

.

Identification

Contact

. Enter the name of the contact person, such as a network administrator, for the Access Point.

Device Name

. Enter the name you wish to give to the Access Point.

Location

. Enter the location of the Access Point.

Security user Name

. SNMPv3 only. Create a administrator account to access and manage the SNMP MIB

objects.

Authentication password

. SNMPv3 only. Enter the authentication password for administrator account

(minimum length 8).

Privacy password

. SNMPv3 only. Enter the privacy password for data encryption on the administrator's

management traffic (minimum length 8).

Get Community

. Enter the password that allows read-only access to the Access Point’s SNMP information. The

default is

public

.

Set Community

. Enter the password that allows read/write access to the Access Point’s SNMP information. The

default is

private

.

SNMP Trap-Community

. Enter the password required by the remote host computer that will receive trap

messages or notices sent by the Access Point.

SNMP Trusted Host

. You can restrict access to the Access Point’s SNMP information by IP address. Enter the IP

address in the field provided. If this field is left blank, then access is permitted from any IP address.

SNMP Trap-Destination

. Enter the IP address of the remote host computer that will receive the trap messages.

Change these settings as described here and click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is available on the right side of the screen.

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The Administration - Log Tab

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The Administration - Log Tab

On this screen you can configure the log settings and alerts of particular events.

Log

You can have logs that keep track of the Access Point’s activities.

Email Alert

E-Mail Alert

. If you want the Access Point to send e-mail alerts in the event of certain attacks, select

Enabled

.

The default is

Disabled

.

E-Mail Address for Logs

. Enter the e-mail address that will receive logs.

Notification Queue Length

Log Queue Length

. You can designate the length of the log that will be e-mailed to you. The default is

20

entries.

Log Time Threshold

. You can designate how often the log will be emailed to you. The default is

600

seconds (10

minutes).

Syslog Notification

Syslog is a standard protocol used to capture information about network activity. The Access Point supports this

protocol and sends its activity logs to an external server. To enable Syslog, select

Enabled

. The default is

Disabled

.

Syslog Server IP Address

. Enter the IP address of the Syslog server. In addition to the standard event log, the

Access Point can send a detailed log to an external Syslog server. The Access Point’s Syslog captures all log

activities and includes this information about all data transmissions: every connection source and destination IP

address, IP server, and number of bytes transferred.

Log

Select the events that you want the Access Point to keep a log.

Unauthorized Login Attempt

. If you want to receive alert logs about any unauthorized login attempts, click the

checkbox.

Authorized Login

. If you want to log authorized logins, click the checkbox.

Figure 6-23: Administration - Log

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The Administration - Factory Default Tab

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System Error Messages

. If you want to log system error messages, click the checkbox.

Configuration Changes

. If you want to log any configuration changes, click the checkbox.

Change these settings as described here and click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is available on the right side of the screen.

The Administration - Factory Default Tab

On this screen you can restore the Access Point’s factory default settings.

Factory Default

Note any custom settings before you restore the factory defaults. Once the Access Point is reset, you will have to

re-enter all of your configuration settings.

Restore Factory Defaults

. To restore the Access Point's factory default settings, click the

Yes

radio button.

Then, click

Save Settings

. Your Access Point will reboot and come back up with the factory default settings in a

few seconds.

Click

Save Settings

to apply your change, or click

Cancel Changes

to cancel your change. Help information is

available on the right side of the screen.

The Administration - Firmware Upgrade Tab

On this screen you can upgrade the Access Point’s firmware. Do not upgrade the firmware unless you are

experiencing problems with the Access Point or the new firmware has a feature you want to use.

Firmware Upgrade

Before you upgrade the Access Point’s firmware, note all of your custom settings. After you upgrade its firmware,

you will have to re-enter all of your configuration settings. To upgrade the Access Point’s firmware:

1.

Download the firmware upgrade file from the Linksys website,

www.linksys.com

.

2.

Extract the firmware upgrade file on your computer.

Figure 6-25: Administration - Firmware Upgrade

Figure 6-24: Administration - Factory Default

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3.

On the

Firmware Upgrade

screen, enter the location of the firmware upgrade file in the field provided, or click

the

Browse

button to find the file.

4.

Click the

Upgrade

button, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Help information is available on the right side of the screen.

The Administration - Reboot Tab

On this screen you can reboot the Access Point.

Reboot

This feature is useful when you need to remotely reboot the Access Point.

Device Reboot

. To reboot the Access Point, click the

Yes

radio button.

Click

Save Settings

to apply your change and the Access Point will reboot itself, or click

Cancel Changes

to

cancel your change. Help information is available on the right side of the screen.

The Administration - Config Management Tab

On this screen you can create a backup configuration file or save a configuration file to the Access Point.

Config Management

Use this screen to upload or download configuration files for the Access Point.

Save Configuration

. To save a backup configuration file on a computer, click the

Save Configuration to File

button and follow the on-screen instructions.

Restore Configuration

. To upload a configuration file to the Access Point, enter the location of the configuration

file in the field provided, or click the

Browse

button to find the file. Then click the

Load

button.

Help information is available on the right side of the screen.

Figure 6-27: Administration - Config Management

Figure 6-26: Administration - Reboot

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The Status - Local Network Tab

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The Status - Local Network Tab

The

Local Network

screen displays the Access Point’s current status information for the local network.

Information

Hardware Version

. This is the version of the Access Point’s current hardware.

Software Version

. This is the version of the Access Point’s current software.

Local MAC Address

. The MAC address of the Access Point’s Local Area Network (LAN) interface is displayed

here.

System Up Time

. This is the length of time the Access Point has been running.

Local Network

IP Address

. This shows the Access Point’s IP Address, as it appears on your local network.

Subnet Mask

. This shows the Access Point’s Subnet Mask.

To update the status information, click the

Refresh

button. Help information is available on the right side of the

screen.

Figure 6-28: Status - Local Network