Owners manual

Management and Monitoring
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ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Points WAC720 and WAC730
Enable Remote Management
Both Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and the remote console Secure Shell
(SSH) are enabled by default, which allows for remote management of the access point from
a client running SNMP management software, as well as from an SSH client. The Telnet
console is disabled by default.
The following sections describe the remote management options:
• SNMP Management
• Secure Shell and Telnet Management
SNMP Management
 To set up an SNMP management interface:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the
access point or to the access point directly through an Ethernet cable.
For more information, see Log In to the Access Point on page 15.
2. In the address bar, enter the IP address of the access point.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
4. Select Maintenance > Remote Management > SNMP.
5. Specify the settings as described in the following table.
Setting Description
SNMP Select the Enable radio button to allow the SNMP network management software,
such as HP OpenView, to manage the access point through SNMPv1/v2 protocol.
By default, the Disable radio button is selected.
Read-Only Community
Name
Enter the community string to allow the SNMP manager to read the access point’s
Management Information Base (MIB) objects. The default is public.