Chapter 4 Management And Monitoring; Enable Remote Management; Snmp Management - NETGEAR WAC730 Reference Manual

ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 WAC730

Enable Remote Management

Both Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and the remote console Secure Shell
(SSH) are enabled by default, which allows for remote management of the wireless access
point from a client running SNMP management software, as well as from an SSH client. The
Telnet console is disabled by default.
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SNMP Management

• Secure Shell and Telnet Management
SNMP Management
To set up an SNMP management interface:
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1. Select Maintenance > Remote Management > SNMP.
2. Specify the settings as explained in the following table:
Setting
SNMP
Read-Only Community Name Enter the community string to allow the SNMP manager to read the
Read-Write Community Name Enter the community string to allow the SNMP manager to read and write
Trap Community Name
IP Address to Receive Traps
Trap Port
3. Click the Apply button.
Description
Select the Enable radio button to allow the SNMP network management
software, such as HP OpenView, to manage the wireless access point
through SNMPv1/v2 protocol. By default, the Disable radio button is
selected.
wireless access point's Management Information Base (MIB) objects. The
default is public.
the wireless access point's MIB objects. The default is private.
Enter the community string to allow the SNMP manager to send traps. The
default is trap.
Enter the IP address of the SNMP manager to receive traps sent from the
wireless access point.
Enter the number of the SNMP manager port to receive traps sent from the
wireless access point. The default is 162.
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