User`s guide

7 - 2 Aironet Wireless Client

Overview

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides an indus-

try standard mechanism for the exchange of management information in

a TCP/IP based internet environment.

The resident SNMP agent in the Aironet Wireless Client is compliant

with subsets of the Management Information Base (MIB-I, and MIB-II)

for TCP/IP based Internets, as deﬁned in Internet’s Request for Com-

ment’s (RFC) 1156 and 1213.

A custom MIB has been deﬁned allowing you access to all radio network

statistics. See Appendix C “SNMP Variables”.

One advantage of SNMP is the ability to set all Console Port conﬁgura-

tions from an SNMP Network Management Station (NMS) connected to

the infrastructure. In doing so, you eliminate the need to physically con-

nect a terminal to the Aironet Wireless Client unit in order to complete

the conﬁguration and manage the unit. This is especially helpful if the

unit is in an inconvenient or remote location.

Using the Conﬁguration SNMP Menu

SNMP is conﬁgured using the Conﬁguration SNMP Menu. To access

this menu, select Conﬁguration from the Main Menu then select SNMP

from the Conﬁguration Menu.

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