Chapter 8: Using Controller Utilities; Using Controller Utilities - Siemens SCALANCE WLC711 Maintenance Manual

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Using Controller Utilities

Using Controller Utilities
Enabling SNMP
Using Controller Utilities
You can use wireless controller utilities to test a connection to the target IP address and record the
route through the Internet between your computer and the target IP address. In addition, you can also
use controller utilities to capture exception traffic, which can be useful for network administrators when
debugging network problems.
To Test or Record IP Address Connections:
1 From the top menu, click Wireless Controller.
The Wireless Controller Configuration screen is displayed.
2 In the left pane, click Network > Utilities.
The Wireless Controller Utilities screen is displayed.
3 In the Target IP Address box, type the IP address of the destination computer.
Note
The Target IP address supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
4 To test a connection to the target IP address, click Ping.
A pop-up window is displayed with the ping results. The following is an example:
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