Chapter 5 | Advanced Configuration |
To increase the security on accessing
Web HTTPS Access Use secured HTTP session to access
Wireless Web Access Allow or deny wireless clients to access
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.
SNMP V.3 Username Create a SNMP V3 administrator to access and manage MIB objects.
Authentication Password Enter the authentication password for the SNMP V3 administrator. The minimum password length is 8 characters.
Privacy Password Enter the privacy password for the SNMP V3 administrator. The minimum password length is 8 characters.
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
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 set to 0.0.0.0, then access is permitted from any IP address.
SNMP
Change these settings as described here and click Apply to save your changes. Help information is available on the right side of the screen.
Administration > Log
On this screen you can configure the log settings and alerts of particular events.
Administration > Log
Log Queue Length You can designate the length of the log that will be
Log Time Threshold You can designate how often the log will be
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 check box.
Authorized Login If you want to log authorized logins, click the check box.
System Error Messages If you want to log system error messages, click the check box.
Configuration Changes If you want to log any configuration changes, click the check box.
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