Chapter 5
Advanced Configuration
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Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet
To increase the security on accessing web-based utility.
You can enable HTTPS. Once enabled, users need to use
https:// when accessing the web-based utility.
Web HTTPS Access Use secured HTTP session to access
web-based utility. The default is Disabled.
Wireless Web Access Allow or deny wireless clients to
access web-based utility. The default is Disabled.
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.
To enable the SNMP support feature, select Enabled.
Otherwise, select Disabled. The default is Disabled.
SNMP V.3 Username Create a SNMP V3 administrator to
access and manage MIB objects.
Authentication Password Enter the authentication
password for the SNMP V3 administrator. The minimum
password length is 8 characters.
Privacy Password Enter the privacy password for the
SNMP V3 administrator. The minimum password length is
8 characters.
Get Community Enter the password that allows read-
only access to the Access Point’s SNMP information. The
default is public.
Set Community Enter the password that allows read/
write access to the Access Point’s SNMP information. The
default is private.
SNMP Trap-Community Enter the password required by
the remote host computer that will receive trap messages
or notices sent by the Access Point.
SNMP Trusted Host You can restrict access to the Access
Point’s SNMP information by IP address. Enter the IP
address in the field provided. If this field is set to 0.0.0.0,
then access is permitted from any IP address.
SNMP Trap-Destination Enter the IP address of the
remote host computer that will receive the trap messages.
To prevent sending traps to any host in your LAN, enter
0.0.0.0 as the trap destination.
Change these settings as described here and click Apply
to save your changes. Help information is available on the
right side of the screen.
Administration > Log
On this screen you can configure the log settings and
alerts of particular events.
Administration > Log
E-Mail Alert If you want the Access Point to send e-mail
alerts in the event of certain attacks, select Enabled. The
default is Disabled.
E-Mail Address for Logs Enter the e-mail address that
will receive logs.
Log Queue Length You can designate the length of the
log that will be e-mailed to you. The default is 20 entries.
Log Time Threshold You can designate how often the
log will be e-mailed to you. The default is 600 seconds (10
minutes).
Syslog Notification Syslog is a standard protocol used
to capture information about network activity. The Access
Point supports this protocol and sends its activity logs to
an external server. To enable Syslog, select Enabled. The
default is Disabled.
Syslog Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the
Syslog server. In addition to the standard event log, the
Access Point can send a detailed log to an external Syslog
server. The Access Point’s Syslog captures all log activities
and includes this information about all data transmissions:
every connection source and destination IP address, IP
server, and number of bytes transferred.
Log
Select the events that you want the Access Point to keep
a log.
Unauthorized Login Attempt If you want to receive
alert logs about any unauthorized login attempts, click
the check box.
Authorized Login If you want to log authorized logins,
click the check box.
System Error Messages If you want to log system error
messages, click the check box.
Configuration Changes If you want to log any
configuration changes, click the check box.
