Specifications

Introduction Tsunami MP.11 5012-SUR Installation and Management

Management and Monitoring Capabilities

There are several management and monitoring interfaces available to the network administrator to configure and

manage the unit:

• 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 Logging in to the Web Interface.

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 unit. You enter command statements, composed of CLI commands and their

associated parameters. You can issue commands from the keyboard for real-time control or from scripts that automate

configuration. See the Tsunami MP.11 Reference Manual for more information about the Command Line Interface.

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 Castelrock’s SNMPc. The units support several

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

• mib802.mib

•orinoco.mib

• rfc1213.mib

• rfc1493.mib

• rfc1643.mib

Proxim provides these MIB files 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. See the documentation that came with

your SNMP manager for instructions about how to compile MIBs.

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 will not otherwise have full control over the features in the new

release.

The enterprise MIB (orinoco.mib) defines 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. See the

enterprise MIB for more information; the MIB can be opened with any text editor, such as Microsoft Word, Notepad, and

WordPad. See SNMP Parameters.

IMPORTANT!

Using a serial connection, you can access the unit through a terminal emulation program such as

HyperTerminal. (See “HyperTerminal Connection Properties” in the Tsunami MP.11 Reference Manual.)

For all other modes of connection, you will need the IP address of the unit in order to use the Web Interface,

SNMP, or the CLI. See Setting the IP Address with ScanTool for more information.