Chapter6 Performing Administrative Task s
Managing the Appliance
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Using Connectivity Tools
The options in the Connectivity Tools window allow yo u to pe rform connec tivity
tests and find information about devices.
Note Your login determines whether you can use this option.
Procedure
Step 1 Select Administration > Appliance > Connectivity Tools. The Network
Connectivity and Security Test dialog box appears.
Step 2 Enter a device name or IP address in the Device text box.
Step 3 Click an option button:
Note Pressing Enter will not work. You must click a button.
•Ping—Test device reachability.
•Traceroute—Detect routing errors between the Wireless LAN Solution
Engine and the target device.
•NSLookup—Look up device or host information via the name server. The
information displayed includes server name, server IP address, device name,
and the device IP address.
•TCP Port Scan—Find the active ports on the device.
•SNMP Reachable—Try to reach a device by using SNMP. To reach a device
using SNMP, the device’s credentials must be entered into the SNMP
Communities window (select Administration > Discover > DEVICE
CREDENTIALS > SNMP Communities).
A results window appears, telling you whether the connectivity test was
successful.
Step 4 Click Close to close the results window.