User's Guide

3e-531AP Wireless Access Point
Chapter 4: Gateway Con guration
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Print Server
The
print server function can be enabled or disabled. It is enabled by
default. If you do not plan to set up the print server function, you can
click
Disable
and leave the metal plate on the printer port. The metal
plate is provided to protect that port from water.
SNMP Agent
The SNMP (simple network management protocol) Agent setup page
allows you to set up an SNMP Agent. The agent is a software module
that collects and stores management information for use in a network
management system. The 3e-531AP's integrated SNMP agent software
module translates the device’s management information into a common
form for interpretation by the SNMP Manager, which usually resides on a
network administrator’s computer.
The SNMP Manager function interacts with the SNMP Agent to
execute applications to control and manage object variables (interface
features and devices) in the gateway. Common forms of managed infor-
mation include number of packets received on an interface, port status,
dropped packets, and so forth. SNMP is a simple request and response
protocol, allowing the manager to interact with the agent to either
•
Get
- Allows the manager to
Read
information about an object
variable
•
Set
- Allows the manager to
Write
values for object variables with-
in an agent’s control, or
•
Trap
- Allows the manager to
Capture
information and send an
alert about some pre-selected event to a speci c destination
The SNMP con guration consists of several  elds, which are ex-
plained below:
•
Community
–The Community  eld for Get (Read Only), Set
(Read & Write), and Trap is simply the SNMP terminology for
“password” for those functions.
•
Source
–The IP address or name where the information is ob-
tained.
•
Access Control
–De nes the level of management interaction per-
mitted.