User's Manual

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Introduction Tsunami MP.16 3650 System User Guide

MP.16 System Management Overview

The MP.16 system offers two levels of management access:

• Administrators can display or change configuration settings, and can display configuration settings, logs, and

statistics.

• Users can display configuration settings, logs, and statistics.

The following management interfaces are available:

• Web Interface

• Command Line Interface

• SNMP Management

Web Interface

The Web interface (HTTP) provides easy access to configuration settings and network statistics from any computer on

the network.

You can access the Web interface over your network, over the Internet, or with a crossover Ethernet cable connected

directly to your computer’s Ethernet port. See Using the Web Interface for instructions and the following chapters for

configuration and monitoring information:

• Base Station Configuration

• Subscriber Station Configuration

• Commands on BS/SS

• Log Messages on the BS/SS

• Monitoring the BS and SS

Command Line Interface

The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a text-based configuration utility that supports a set of keyboard commands and

parameters to configure and manage the MP.16 system. An administrator enters command statements, composed of CLI

commands and their associated parameters. Statements may be issued from the keyboard for real time control, or from

scripts that automate configuration.

The CLI can be accessed through a terminal emulator over a serial connection or via Telnet. See Command Line

Interface for more information on the CLI and for a list of CLI commands and parameters.

SNMP Management

In addition to the Web interface and the CLI, you also can manage and configure your unit using the Simple Network

Management Protocol (SNMP). Note that this requires an SNMP manager program (sometimes called MIB browser) or a

Network Manager program using SNMP, such as HP OpenView or Castle Rock’s SNMPc. The units support several

Management Information Base (MIB) files that describe the parameters that can be viewed and configured using SNMP:

• ProximTmp16.mib

• WMAN-IF-MIB.mib

MIB files are provided on the CD included with your unit. You must compile one or more of these MIB files into your

SNMP program’s database before you can manage your unit using SNMP.

These MIBs define the read and read/write objects you can view or configure using SNMP. These objects correspond to

most of the settings and statistics that are available with the other management interfaces. The MIB can be opened with

any text editor, such as Microsoft Word, Notepad, and WordPad.

NOTE: When you update the software in the unit, you must also update the MIBs to the same release. Because the

parameters in the MIB may have changed, you may not have full control over the features in the new release.