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„SSH—By default, SSH is enabled. You can use SSH for encrypted access to the CLI.

„SNMP—By default, SNMP is disabled. You can configure SNMP community strings and User Security Model (USM) users, notification profiles, and notification targets.

„Logging—The system log provides event information for monitoring and troubleshooting. You can send the log information to a local data buffer on a WX, to the console, to a Telnet session, and to a configured set of syslog servers.

„Tracing—Tracing allows you to review diagnostic information for debugging MSS. Tracing allows you to review messages about the status of a specific area of MSS.

„Time zone and summertime settings—You can configure the system time and date statically. You also can configure MSS to offset the time by an additional hour for daylight savings time or similar summertime period.

To manage services on a WX switch

1Select the Configuration tool bar option.

2In the Organizer panel, click the plus sign next to the WX switch.

3Click the plus sign next to System.

4Select Management Services.

The management services and their settings appear in the Content panel.

5Use the Content panel and Task List options to modify settings.

(For information about the management options, see the “Viewing and Changing Management Settings” section in the “Configuring WX System Parameters” chapter of the Wireless LAN Switch Manager Reference Manual.)

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WX1200 3CRWX120695A, WX4400 3CRWX440095A, WXR100 3CRWXR10095A specifications

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