Allied Telesis AT-WA7501 - Manual (Page 224)

Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points
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Managing the Access Points
There are several methods that you can use to manage the access points:
Wavelink Avalanche client management system: You can install the
Wavelink Avalanche system to help you manage your wireless network.
To use Avalanche, you need Avalanche Manager v3.0 or later. For help,
see “Using the Wavelink Avalanche Client Management System” on
page 224.
MobileLAN manager: You can purchase this software to make it easy for
you to support your wireless network without having expert knowledge of
access points or MIBs. It works with the access point’s event-driven
notification method (instead of traditional polling processes) to maintain
real-time status on all access points. It also helps you troubleshoot your
network by providing you with multiple views of your network, including
what end devices are connected to which access point.
Web browser: For help, see “Using a Web Browser Interface” on page 41.
Communications program (such as HyperTerminal): For help, see “Using
a Communications Program” on page 39.
Telnet session: Go to an MS-DOS prompt and type telnet IPaddress,
where IPaddress has the form x.x.x.x and x is a number from 0 to 255. For
more help, see “Using a Communications Program” on page 39. The
interface looks similar.
SNMP management station: For help, see “Using Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP)” on page 229.
Using the
Wavelink
Avalanche Client
Management
System
The Wavelink Avalanche client management system uses three main
components to help you easily manage your wireless network.
Table 1. Wavelink Avalanche Components
Component Description
Enabler Resides on all devices managed by the
Avalanche system. It communicates information
about the device to the Avalanche Agent and
manages software applications on the device.
Agent Automatically detects and upgrades all devices in
the Avalanche system and manages the daily
processing functions.