Allied Telesis AT-WA7501, AT-WA7500 manual Managing the Access Points, Component Description

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide

Managing the Access Points

Using the

Wavelink

Avalanche Client

Management

System

There are several methods that you can use to manage the access points:

Wavelink Avalanche client management system: You can install the Wavelink Avalanche system to help you manage your wireless network. To use Avalanche, you need Avalanche Manager v3.0 or later. For help, see “Using the Wavelink Avalanche Client Management System” on page 221.

MobileLAN manager: You can purchase this software to make it easy for you to support your wireless network without having expert knowledge of access points or MIBs. It works with the access point’s event-driven notification method (instead of traditional polling processes) to maintain real-time status on all access points. It also helps you troubleshoot your network by providing you with multiple views of your network, including what end devices are connected to which access point.

Web browser: For help, see “Using a Web Browser Interface” on page 42.

Communications program (such as HyperTerminal): For help, see “Using a Communications Program” on page 40.

Telnet session: Go to an MS-DOS prompt and type telnet IPaddress, where IPaddress has the form x.x.x.x and x is a number from 0 to 255. For more help, see “Using a Communications Program” on page 40. The interface looks similar.

SNMP management station: For help, see “Using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)” on page 226.

The Wavelink Avalanche client management system uses three main components to help you easily manage your wireless network.

Table 61. Wavelink Avalanche Components

Component	Description
Enabler	Resides on all devices managed by the
	Avalanche system. It communicates information
	about the device to the Avalanche Agent and
	manages software applications on the device.
Agent	Automatically detects and upgrades all devices in
	the Avalanche system and manages the daily
	processing functions.

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