User's Manual

13
Introduction
Theaccesspoint(AP)runssoftwarethatincludesanetworkmanagementagent.
Theagentoffersavarietyofmanagementoptions,includingSNMPandaweb‐
basedinterface.TheAPcanalsobeaccessedviaTelnetorSSHforconfiguration
usingacommandlineinterface(CLI).
ConfigurationOptions
Theaccesspoint’swebagentallowsyoutoconfigureAPparameters,monitor
wirelessconnections,anddisplaystatisticsusingastandardwebbrowsersuchas
InternetExplorer9.xorlater,MozillaFirefox5orlater,andGoogleChrome35or
later.TheAP’swebmanagementinterfacecanbeaccessedfromanycomputer
attachedtothenetwork.
TheCLIprogramcanbeaccessedremotelybyaTelnetorSecureShell(SSH)
connectionoverthenetwork.TheCLIisusedprimarilyfortechnicalsupport.
The AP’s management agent also supports SNMP (Simple Network Management
Protoc ol).ThisSNMP agent permits the APtobe managed from anycomputer in
thenetworkusingnetworkmanagementsoftware.
TheAP’swebinterface,consoleinterface,andSNMPagentallowyoutoperform
managementfunctionssuchas:
Setmanagementaccessusernamesandpasswords
Configure IP settings
ConfigureSNMPparameters
Configure2.4GHzand5GHzradiosettings
Controlaccessthroughwirelesssecuritysettings
FilterpacketsusingAccessControlLists(ACLs)
Downloadsystem firmware
Downloadorupload configuration files
Displaysysteminformation andstatistics
1