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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. 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 0 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.