Linksys WAP2000 manual Administration Log

Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration

To increase the security on accessing web-based utility. You can enable HTTPS. Once enabled, users need to use https:// when accessing the web-based utility.

Web HTTPS Access  Use secured HTTP session to access web-based utility. The default is Disabled.

Wireless Web Access  Allow or deny wireless clients to access web-based utility. The default is Disabled.

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 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 set to 0.0.0.0, 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. To prevent sending traps to any host in your LAN, enter 0.0.0.0 as the trap destination.

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

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.

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 e-mailed 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 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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