Chapter 3 Configuration
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Wireless-G Access Point
The Administration Tab > 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.
Administration > SNMP

SNMP V1/V2c

To enable the SNMP suppor t feature, select Enable.
Otherwise, select Disable.
Contact Enter the name of the contact person, such as a
network administrator, for the Access Point.
Device Name Enter the name you wish to give to the
Access Point.
Location Enter the location of the Access Point.

SNMP Community

You can have up to two passwords. Then select the level of
access you want to assign to each password.
(public) Enter the first password that allows access to the
Access Point’s SNMP information. The default is public.
Then select the level of access you want to assign, Read-
Only or Read/Write.
(private) Enter the second password that allows access
to the Access Point’s SNMP information. The default is
private. Then select the level of access you want to assign,
Read-Only or Read/Write.
Change these settings as described here and click Save
Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes
to cancel your changes. Click Help for more information.
The Administration Tab > Log
On this screen you can configure the log settings.
Administration > Log
Management
You can have logs that keep track of the Access Point’s
activities.

Log

To enable the Log support feature, select Enabled.
Otherwise, select Disabled.
Logviewer IP Address If you have chosen to monitor
the Access Point’s traffic, then you can designate a PC that
will receive permanent log files periodically. In the field
provided, enter the IP address of this PC. To view these
permanent logs, you must use Logviewer software, which
can be downloaded free of charge from www.linksys.
com.
View Log To see a temporary log of the Access Point’s
most recent activities, click this button. The View Log
screen appears.
View Log Screen
On the View Log screen, click First Page to see the first page
of log entries. Click Last Page to see the last page of log
entries. Click Previous Page to see the previous page of
log entries, and click Next Page to see the next page of log
entries. To delete all log entries, click Clear Log. To update
the log with the most recent activities, click Refresh.
Change these settings as described here and click Save
Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes
to cancel your changes. Click Help for more information.