Chapter 12 Remote Management

•Use the WWW screen to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP address(es) you can use the Web Browser to manage the NWA (see Section 12.6 on page 113).

•Use the SNMP screen to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP address(es) a network systems manager can access the NWA (see Section 12.7 on page 115).

12.3What You Need To Know

Telnet

Telnet is short for Telecommunications Network, which is a client-side protocol that enables you to access a device over the network.

FTP

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) allows you to upload or download a file or several files to and from a remote location using a client or the command console.

WWW

The World Wide Web allows you to access files hosted in a remote server. For example, you can view text files (usually referred to as ‘pages’) using your web browser via HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a member of the TCP/IP protocol suite used for exchanging management information between network devices.

Your NWA supports SNMP agent functionality, which allows a manager station to manage and monitor the NWA through the network. The NWA supports SNMP version one (SNMPv1) and version two (SNMPv2c). The next figure illustrates an SNMP management operation. .

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