z Fully interoperable with IEEE 802.11b compliant products.
z High-Speed data transfer rate up to 11Mbps.
z 64-bit and 128-bit WEP Encryption.
z MAC Address and TCP/UDP/IP filtering.
z Web-Based Network Manager/Telnet for Configuring and Managing Your Access Points.
z SNMP MIB I and MIB II supported.
z Capable of acting as a DHCP Server.
z Remote Management supported.
z Firmware Upgrade via WEB/TFTP
2 Hardware Configuration
2.1 Hardware Configuration
1.RJ-45 Ethernet connector
Provides 10/100 Mbps connectivity to a wired Ethernet LAN.
2. Reset Button
By pressing this button for over 3 seconds, the AP will be reset with factory default
configuration.
3. Power Supply connector
It is for connecting to the power adapter.
2.2 Hardware Installation
1. Configure your notebook or PC with Wireless LAN card.
2. For Wired LAN, connect your PCs’ Ethernet port to any AP’s LAN port by an Ethernet cable.
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3. For WLAN, locate the AP to a proper position.
4. Plug the power cord into a power outlet.
3 Initial Software Installation and Configuration
1. Change the TCP/IP setting of your managing computer. Select the TCP/IP line that has been
associated to your network card. Click the Properties button.
2. Make sure the IP address of your computer and the AP are in the same subnet. The default IP
address of the Access Point is 192.168.1.1 and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
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3. For WLAN, open the WLAN client utility. Click Configuration tab. Type default SSID (default
SSID: wireless) in the Network Name field. Choose “Access Point” for Network Type, then
click OK button.
Note: the default channel is 6.
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4 Configuring the Access Point through Web
Browser
The Access Point can be configured through your web browser with the Web-Based Utility.
Open your web browser and type the default IP address of the AP in the address field (default IP:
192.168.1.1) and press Enter. Make sure the IP address of AP and your computer are in the same
subnet.
After the connection is established, you will see the User Login page as shown below. Leave
the password field blank when the first time you open the Web-Based utility. You can change the
password on the “Administrator settings” page.
The system will be time out after idling about 1 minute. You have to login again to re-enter the
main setting page. You can change the idle time out period on the “Administrator settings” page.
On any page, you can click HELP to obtain more descriptions and explanations. To clear any
values you’ve entered on any page, click CANCEL and re-enter information.
There are three tabs on the upper right-corner of each page. To go back to the main setting
page, press HOME tab. To log out of the web management, press EXIT tab. To complete any
change you have made, press RESET tab after clicking APPLY button.
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4.1 System Setting
The system setting contains all basic configuration of the Access Point. It includes System
Time, Administrator Setting, Firmware Upgrade, Configuration Tools, Status, and Reset.
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4.1.1 System Time
Connecting to a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server allows the AP to synchronize
the system clock to the global internet. The synchronizes clock in the AP is used to control client
filtering. The polling time is the time period that the AP sends requests for the correct time. Note
that the polling time can not be less than 3600 sec. Click APPLY to complete your change.
4.1.2 Administrator Setting
Set a password to restrict management access to the Access Point. If you want to manage the
Access Point from a remote location (outside of the local network), you must also specify the IP
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address of the remote PC.
Password Settings:
To change your password, enter your current password in the “Current Password” box. Enter
new password in the “Password” box. Enter it again in the “Re-type password” box to confirm it.
Click APPLY to complete your change.
The “idle Time Out” is the amount of time of inactivity before the Access Point will
automatically close the Administrator session. Set this to zero to disable it.
Remote Management:
By default, management access is only available to users on your local network. However, you
can also manage the Access Point from a remote host. Just check the Enable check box and enter
the IP address of an administrator to this screen.
4.1.3 Firmware Upgrade
The firmware information is displayed on this page. You can find firmware version and
firmware date here. There are two ways to upgrade the firmware: “Using TFTP” and “Using WEB”.
Click APPLY to choose the one you want.
z Using TFTP
On the managed computer, run the TFTP Server utility. And specify the folder in which the
firmware file resides. After running the TFTP server, enter the TFTP server IP and the filename on
the following page. Click on APPLY to complete your change.
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z Using WEB
Type the correct firmware file path and file name on the File field. You can click Browse to
select the file location. Click on APPLY to complete your change.
4.1.4 Configuration Tools
This tool can backup or restore the AP’s configuration. It can also restore the original factory
default settings.
z Restore Factory default configuration:
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(1) Check the “Restore Factory Default Configuration” radio button then click APPLY.
(2) Click Restore button to force the Access Point to perform reset and restore the original
factory settings.
z Backup Setting/Restore Settings:
(1) Check the “Backup Settings/Restore Settings” radio button and click APPLY.
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(2) To save the Access Point's current configuration to a file named "config.bin" on your PC, click
Backup Settings button.
(3) To restore configuration, you can use the "Restore Settings" tool to restore the saved
configuration of the Access Point.
(4) Enter the path and file name then click Restore Settings button. You can also click Browse to
locate and select the previously saved backup file.
4.1.5 Status
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The Status window displays current information and settings for your AP. It has four main
parts - LAN, Wireless, System Information, and Others.
For LAN, it displays AP’s IP address, MAC address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway. It also
displays the IP address of the DNS and the number of clients connected by DHCP server.
For Wireless, it displays SSID, Channel, WEP security status, and Authentication type.
For System Information, it displays system time, firmware version, firmware date, hardware
version, and serial number.
For Others, it displays the power level of the AP.
You can obtain the most up-to-date information by pressing the “Refresh” button.
4.1.6 Reset
In the event that the Access Point stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning,
you can perform a reset. Your settings will not be changed. To perform the reset, click on the Reset
button below. You will be asked to confirm your decision. The reset completes when the power
light stops blinking.
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4.2 LAN Setting
The Access Point must have an IP address for the local network. You can enable DHCP service
for dynamic IP address allocation to your clients, or configure filtering functions based on specific
clients or protocols.
4.2.1 LAN Settings
You can change the basic settings of AP here, including IP address, Subnet mask, Gateway, IP
Pool Address, Lease Time, and Local Domain Name. Click APPLY to complete your change.
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(1) IP Address: The IP address of the AP. You should have a unique IP address to your
network. The default value is 192.168.1.1.
(2) Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask of your Access Point. The default value is 255.255.255.0.
(3) Gateway: It indicated the Network’s Gateway. It’s optional.
(4) The Gateway acts as the DHCP Server: By default, the AP can function as a DHCP server.
The AP can automatically assign an IP address to a client. To disable this function, clear
the “Enable” check box.
(5) IP Pool Starting Address & IP Pool Ending Address: The first and the last address in the
IP address pool.
(6) Lease Time: The period client can have the IP address assigned by DHCP server.
(7) Local Domain Name: It’s optional.
4.2.2 DHCP Client Lists
This page lists clients that are connected to the Access Point via IP address, host name, and
MAC address. You can click Refresh button to obtain most up-to-date information.
Note: The DHCP server only serves wireless clients. So LAN users cannot get IP address through
DHCP server.
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4.2.3 DNS Settings
Domain Name Servers are used to map an IP address to the equivalent domain name. Your ISP
should provide the IP address for one or more domain name servers.
The Access Point can be a
DNS relay to send clients’ request to the Domain Name Server. You can do a DNS lookup to find
the IP address of some specific servers. Click APPLY to complete your change.
4.3 Filtering Setting
The Access Point provides filtering function via MAC address or IP address for wireless
interface.
4.3.1 MAC Filtering
The maximum number of items is 64. Check the select check box to include or exclude
corresponding items. The clients whose MAC addresses listed in the “MAC address table” cannot
get associations to the AP while the “Filtering type” is chosen to “Include”. On the other hand, only
those clients’ with MAC addresses listed in the “Exclude” filtering list can associate to the AP. The
MAC address filtering function can be disabled by choosing the “Filtering type” to “Disable”. Click
APPLY to complete your change.
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There are three filtering type: Include, Exclude, and Disable
4.3.2 IP Filtering
You can block certain client PCs accessing the internet based on time. IP Filtering can filter the
packets sent from clients. For example, you can ban WEB browsing by setting the port to “80”.
Remember to select the Check box in the “Enable”. Click APPLY to complete your change.
4.4 Wireless Setting
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4.4.1 General
In this window you can make changes to the default wireless settings. For communicating, all
computers on the network must be within the same IP Address range, and have the same settings for
the Radio channel and SSID. If you don’t want to utilize WEP Encryption, select “Disable” to
disable this function.
Select “Disable” to disable WEP Encryption
(1) SSID: The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The
SSID must be identical for all points in the network. It is case sensitive and must not
exceed 32 characters.
(2) Channel: The channel shared by all wireless devices. The range of channel is 1~14.
(3) WEP: Short for Wired Equivalent Privacy, a security protocol for wireless local area
networks (WLANs) defined in the 802.11b standard. WEP is designed to provide the same
level of security as that of a wired LAN. Select Disabled to disable this function.
There are two WEP Encryption key length: 64-bit(10 hex digits) and 128 bit(26
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hex digits). For Authentication type, you can choose between Open System1, Shared Key2 ,
and Auto3. All station on your network must use the same authentication type. Check your
wireless card’s documentation to see what type to use.
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Open System - An open system allows any client to authenticate as long as it conforms to any MAC address filter
policies that may have been set. All authentication packets are transmitted without encryption.
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Shared Key - when both the sender and the receiver share a secret key. When "Shared Key" is checked, the AP sends
an unencrypted challenge text string to any device attempting to communicate with the AP. The device requesting
authentication encrypts the challenge text and sends it back to the access point. If the challenge text is encrypted
correctly, the access point allows the requesting device to authenticate.
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Auto – No matter the authentication packets with encryption or not, the access point allows the requesting device to
authenticate.
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4.4.2 Enhanced Features
(1)Enhanced Security:
1. Hide SSID name in Beacon frame: By selecting this function , AP will not broadcast it’s
SSID in the beacon frame.
2. Block Responds to “Unspecified-SSID”: By selecting this function , AP will not respond
wireless client’s association requests using “ANY” as the AP’s SSID.
3. Wireless Client isolation: By selecting this function , the AP will not forward uni-cast,
multi-cast and broadcast packets to clients sent from any client.
(2) Power Control: If you select MAX(Original), then the power is the same as the network
card’s power.
(3) 802.11 Enhancement: The setting is listed below.
FieldRangesDefault value
Fragment Threshold256 - 2346 (bytes)2346
RTS Threshold0 – 3000 (ms)2432
Beacon PeriodUp to 4095 ms4095
(4) Load Balance: This is the maximum number of users that can associate to this AP. The new
client’s association will not be accepted when the number of associated clients reaches this
number.
(5)AP Link Completeness: If this function is enabled, the AP will disassociated all associated
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clients and ban all new association requested when the LAN Ethernet port gets no signals (e.g. it
is unplugged)..
4.4.3 Associated Clients
This page lists all the associated clients. Click Refresh to obtain the most up-to-date
information.
4.5 SNMP
Short for Simple Network Management Protocol, a set of protocols for managing complex
networks. SNMP works by sending messages, called protocol data units (PDUs), to different parts
of a network. SNMP-compliant devices, called agents, store data about themselves in Management
Information Bases (MIBs) and return this data to the SNMP requesters.
4.5.1 SNMP Community
SNMP Community provides a simple kind of password protection. Access to the SNMP
device is controlled through community names. The community name can be thought of as a
password. If you don't have the correct community name you can't retrieve any data (get) or make
any changes (sets). Multiple SNMP managers may be organized in a specified community. You can
change your SNMP community settings on this screen. Check the “Enable” check box to enable the
SNMP function. Click APPLY to complete your change.
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Validity: You can enable or disable the SNMP function of the corresponding community item.
Access Right: Select a access right for the corresponding SNMP community
(Deny4/Read5/Write6).
Community: Specify the name of community for the SNMP manager( Private/Public). By
convention, “Public” community is with a read-only access right.
4.5.2 SNMP Trap
Traps can be used by network entities to signal abnormal conditions to management stations.
SNMP TRAP message can be sent to a host. Click APPLY to complete your settings.
Version: Select the SNMP Version.
Select “Disable” to disable the snmp trap function of the corresponding item.
Version1: SNMP Version1
Version2: SNMP Version2
IP Address: Specify the IP Address of the SNMP Manager for SNMP Trap Report.
Community: Specify the type of community ( public/Private) for SNMP manager.
Following are the traps supported in the access point:
Cold-start trap:
This trap indicates that the specified node's power has just come on. The cold-start trap is
generated every time the access point is power-cycled. Cold-start traps are not generated
until three seconds after the access point is power-cycled. This allows time for the hardware
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Deny community will not allow a remote device to read information from a device or to modify settings on that
device.
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Read-only community enables a remote device to retrieve "read-only" information from a device.
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Read-Write community allows a remote device to read information from a device and to modify settings on that
device.
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providing the low-level IP network interface to start up and stabilize before attempting to
send a packet.
5 Configuring the Access Point through Telnet
5.1 Enter the Telnet session
1.Click Start button, select Run to open the Run dialog box as shown below. Enter telnet
192.168.1.1 (default IP address of AP is 192.168.1.1) in the Open field. Then click OK
button.
2. After entering the telnet session, enter the User Name and User Password as shown below.
(Default User Name is admin and there is no default User Password).
No default password. Just press “Enter”
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3. After entering the telnet daemon, you can first type help to see the available commands.
11.“dhcpsStart” command enables the DHCP server function. The AP can function as a DHCP
server and automatically assign an IP address to a client.
cmd>dhcpsStart
DhcpsStart: successful!
12. “dhcpsStop” command can stop the DHCP server function.
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Welcome to Telnet Daemon v1.01
cmd>dhcpsStop
cmd>
13. “lanShow” command shows the LAN configuration and DHCP configuration, including IP
address, Subnet Mask, DHCP status, and IP pool information.
cmd>lanShow
---==== LAN configuration ====--IP Address: 192.168.1.98
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 0.0.0.0
DHCP Server: Enabled
IP Pool Starting Address: 192.168.1.2
IP Pool Ending Address: 192.168.1.254
Lease Time: One hour
Local Domain Name:
---==== DHCP configuration ====--Item IP MAC Address Host name
1 192.168.1.2 00:02:6f:01:c0:3e wlan-w2k
cmd>
14.“filterShow” displays the MAC address filtering table, filtering type, and the information of IP
filtering.
Welcome to Telnet Daemon v1.01
cmd>filterShow
---====== MAC control list ---======
Filtering type: Disabled (Any station can access)
Item MAC Select
'disable'|start ipdisable: to disable the DHCP server function
start ip: the start IP address of the IP pool
end ipThe ending IP address of the IP pool
lease time: The period client can have the IP
address assigned by DHCP server.
0: Half hour, 1: One hour, 2: Two hours, 3:Half
day, 4: One day, 5: Two days, 6: One week,
7:Two weeks 8: Forever
domain name: the domain name (needed by
some applications)
Usage: To disable the dhcp server, type: lanSet dhcp 'disable'
sntpchangeipChange a SNTP server's IP. sysSet sntpchangeip
1. The “passwd” action can change the system password.
(mins)]
sysSet remote [0|1][IP]
sysSet setdefault
sysSet sntppoll
[INDEX] [IP], index: 1-4
Usage: sysSet passwd
Example:
Welcome to Telnet Daemon v1.01
cmd>sysSet passwd
**** Change password ****
Please enter current password:
Please enter new password: ****
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2. The “idletime” action can change the system idle time out.
Usage: sysSet idletime [idle time(min)]
cmd>sysSet idletime 98
New Idle time value out is 98 min(s)
(Please remember to reset the Access Point if you made any change).
cmd>
3. The “remote” action can enable or disable the remote management function. You can enter
the IP address of the remote manager.
Usage: sysSet remote [0|1] [IP of remote manager]
0: disable
1: enable
Example:
cmd>sysSet remote
Current Remote Management status: Disabled
cmd>sysSet remote 1 192.168.3.25
New Remote Management status: Enabled
(Please remember to reset the Access Point if you made any change).
cmd>
4. The ”fwupgrade” action can do the firmware upgrade.
Usage: sysSet fwupgrade [IP] [file]
Example:
Welcome to Telnet Daemon v1.01
cmd>sysSet fwupgrade 192.168.3.20 application.dlf
Current Firmware Version: 1.00.4431
Firmware Date: 2003.01.02
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TFTP download start
TFTP download successed
(Please remember to reset the Access Point if you made any change).
5. The “setdefault” action can reset system to factory default configuration. This command is
the same as the “Restore Factory Default Configuration” function of the Web-Based utility.
Usage: sysSet setdefault
Example:
Welcome to Telnet Daemon v1.01
cmd>sysSet setdefault
Load default system configuration
Load default system configuration finished
Note: You have to reset system to let this change effective.
6. The “reset” action can reboot the system and refresh the AP’s connection.
Usage: sysSet reset
7. The “sntppoll” action can change the SNTP pooling time.
Usage: sysSet sntppoll [polling time(sec)]
Example:
cmd>sysSet sntppoll
Current SNTP polling time value is 86400 second(s)
cmd>
Welcome to Telnet Daemon v1.01
cmd>sysSet sntppoll 11000
New SNTP polling time value is 11000 second(s)
(Please remember to reset the Access Point if you made any change).
cmd>
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8. The “sntp” action can change SNTP function and set SNTP server.
Usage: sntp [0|1] [IP]
0: Disable
1: Enable
Example:
cmd>sysSet sntp 0
New SNTP status: Disabled
(Please remember to reset the Access Point if you made any change).
cmd>sysSet sntp 1 192.168.3.20
New SNTP configuration
Usage: sntp [0|1] [IP], 0:disable, 1:enable
---==== SNTP configuration ===---
Status: Enable
Polling time: 86400 seconds
Server #1's IP: 192.168.3.20
Server #2's IP: 0.0.0.0
Server #3's IP: 0.0.0.0
Server #4's IP: 0.0.0.0
(Please remember to reset the Access Point if you made any change).
9. The “sntpchangeip” action can change SNTP server’s IP.
Usage: sntpchangeip [Index] [sntp server’s IP]
index: 0-4
Example:
cmd>sysSet sntpchangeip 1 192.168.3.25
New setting:
---==== SNTP configuration ===---
Status: Enable
Polling time: 86400 seconds
Server #1's IP: 192.168.3.25
Server #2's IP: 0.0.0.0
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5.6 Configuring Filtering through Telnet
The command “filterSet” can change the settings of MAC filtering and IP filtering. Type
“filterSet” and the action you want to perform. You need to know actions for filter setting.
Usage: filterSet [ACTION] [arg1][arg2]…..
ACTIONDescriptionUsage
macshowShow the MAC filtering
setting.
macChange the MAC address
filtering.
filterSet macshow
filterSet mac ….
ipShow the IP filtering
setting.
ipdaytimeChange the daytime partfilterSet ipdaytime
ipstatusEnable or Disable the IP
filtering function.
1. The “macshow” action shows the filtering type and MAC address table of MAC filtering.
Usage: filterSet macshow
cmd>filterSet macshow
---====== MAC control list ---======
Filtering type: Disabled (Any station can access)
Item MAC Select
---------------------------------------------
1 00:02:6f:01:c0:3f Unselect
filterSet ip ….
filterSet ipstatus
2 00:00:00:00:00:00 Unselect
3 00:00:00:00:00:00 Unselect
4 00:00:00:00:00:00 Unselect
………….
………….
………….
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2. “mac” action can change the settings of MAC address filtering. You can change filtering
type. You can select ,unselect or clear those MAC address item.
DescriptionUsage
Set filtering type to 'disable'filterSet mac disable
Set filtering type to 'include'filterSet mac include
Set filtering type to 'exclude'filterSet mac exclude
Set mac addressfilterSet mac setmac [index] [MAC address]
index: 1...1291632,
MAC address format : 00-00-01-02-03-04-05
Select a mac addressfilterSet mac select [index]
index: 1...64
Unselect a mac addressfilterSet mac unselect [index]
index: 1...64
Clear a mac addressfilterSet mac clear [index]
index: 1...64
Clear all mac addressesfilterSet mac clearall
3. The “ip” action can set the IP and port to be block. You can set the protocol type to be block.
ArgumentDescription
index: the (index)th item to be modifiedindex : 1 .. 8
Start IPthe last byte of the Start IP
End IPthe last byte of the End IP
Start portthe first port being blocked
End portthe last port being blocked
Protocol: the protocol typeType “tcp” or “udp”
Example:
cmd>filterSet ip 2 45 78 21 21 udp
Set to index 2 Source IP Start: 45 Source IP end: 78 PortStart 21 PortEnd 21 pro
tocol 2
Ok
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4. The “ipdaytime” can set the day and time to block the IP address.
Argument DescriptionUsage
index: the (index)th item to be modifiedindex : 1 .. 8
Start day: the day start to blockSUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT
End day: the day stop to blockSUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT
Start hour: the time start to block0am, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am, 5am, 6am, 7am,
5. The “ipstatus” action can enable and disable the IP filtering function.
Usage: filterSet ipstatus [index] [status]
Example: filterSet ipstatus 1 2
Argument DescriptionUsage
index: the (index)th item to be modifiedindex : 1 .. 8
status0: disable, 1:enable, 2:always block, 3:block
on time
Note: If you choose 3 (block on time) for status, you have to indicate the day and time by
using the “ipdaytime” action.
5.7 Configuring SNMP through Telnet
The command “snmpSet” can change the settings of SNMP. Type “snmpSet” and the action you
want to perform. You need to know actions for snmp setting.
Usage: snmpSet [ACTION] [arg1] [arg2]…..
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ACTIONDescriptionUsage
comstatusEnable or disable the
snmpSet comstatus [0|1]
SNMP community function
communityChange the SNMP
community setting.
snmpSet community
[index] [access right]
[community] [validatiy]
trapChange the SNMP trap
setting.
snmpSet trap [index]
[version] [IP] [community]
1. The “comstatus” action can enable or disable the community status.
Usage: snmpSet comstatus [0|1]
0: Disable
1: Enable
2. The “community” action can change the settings of SNMP community.
Usage: snmpSet community [item] [Access Right] [Community] [Validity]
Argument DescriptionUsage
itemitem: 1 .. 5
Access Right: Select a access right for the
corresponding SNMP community
Validity: enable or disable the SNMP function
Type “deny”, “read”, “write”, “create” for
different access right
0:disable, 1:enable
of the corresponding community item.
Example:
Welcome to Telnet Daemon v1.01
cmd>snmpSet community 1 read public 1
SNMP community set ok.
(Please remember to reset the Access Point if you made any change).
3. The “trap” action can change the settings of SNMP trap.