User's Manual

22 InstantWave High Speed Access Point For Small Business
AP Management System (APMS)
AP Management System (APMS) explains how to setup the Access Point (AP) for
use in networks requiring more management control. It also describes the various
ways in which the System Administrator can connect to the AP in order to manage
it.
The Access Point Management System (APMS) is a Windows 95/98/NT, SNMP-
based management tool for users to configure and monitor APs through an
Ethernet, wireless, or PPP connection. The APMS management tool is intended
for performing full-blown wireless network configuration and management.
When Do I Need the APMS Program?
Users need the APMS program when they need to:
• Install multiple APs in the network and segment them in different domains
• Monitor wireless traffic
• Analyze network performance or detect problems
• Check the number of wireless Stations that are served by a particular AP
What Does the APMS Program do?
The InstantWave APMS management tool enables users to:
• Give an AP an Alias name
• Change an AP’s IP address or set a subnet mask and community string
• Set a default gateway should a router exist in the network
• Set protocol filters to filter out unwanted traffic from the wired to wireless side
• Set wireless specific parameters
• Domain name: Name to define a wireless Cell/Subnet
• Aging timer: Time span for an inactive wireless Station s address to be kept in
• Data Rate: Auto select 1 or 2 Mbps, Fixed 1 Mbps, Fixed 2 Mbps, Fixed 5.5
Mbps, Fixed 11Mbps or Full Auto
• WEP: The WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy
• Set the management access permission to configure or monitor the APs
through the Access Control menu item. This protection prevents unauthorized
access to the AP’s configuration parameters
• Monitor and diagnose network problems
• View the number of wireless Stations that are connected to a particular AP
• View the wireless traffic statistics of an AP
• Save or load a specific AP’s configuration parameters to/from a file
• Set a password for the APMS program