Http/Https Interface; Command Line Interface; Snmp Management - Proxim ORiNOCO AP-4000M User Manual

Introduction
Management and Monitoring Capabilities
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HTTP/HTTPS Interface

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Command Line Interface

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SNMP Management

• SSH (Secure Shell) Management
HTTP/HTTPS Interface
The HTTP Interface (Web browser Interface) provides easy access to configuration settings and network statistics from
any computer on the network. You can access the HTTP Interface over your LAN (switch, hub, etc.), over the Internet, or
with a "crossover" Ethernet cable connected directly to your computer's Ethernet Port.
HTTPS provides an HTTP connection over a Secure Socket Layer. HTTPS is one of three available secure management
options on the AP; the other secure management options are SNMPv3 and SSH. Enabling HTTPS allows the user to
access the AP in a secure fashion using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) over port 443. The AP supports SSLv3 with a 128-bit
encryption certificate maintained by the AP for secure communications between the AP and the HTTP client. All
communications are encrypted using the server and the client-side certificate.
The AP comes pre-installed with all required SSL files: default certificate, private key and SSL Certificate Passphrase
installed.
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 an AP.
Users enter 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.
For example, when downloading a file, administrators enter the download CLI Command along with IP Address, file
name, and file type parameters.
You access the CLI over a HyperTerminal serial connection or via Telnet. During initial configuration, you can use the CLI
over a serial port connection to configure an Access Point's IP address. When accessing the CLI via Telnet, you can
communicate with the Access Point from over your LAN (switch, hub, etc.), from over the Internet, or with a "crossover"
Ethernet cable connected directly to your computer's Ethernet Port. See
information on the CLI and for a list of CLI commands and parameters.
SNMP Management
In addition to the HTTP and the CLI interfaces, you can also manage and configure an AP using the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP). Note that this requires an SNMP manager program, like HP Openview or Castlerock's
SNMPc. The AP supports several Management Information Base (MIB) files that describe the parameters that can be
viewed and/or configured over SNMP:
• MIB-II (RFC 1213)
• Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)
• Ethernet-like MIB (RFC 1643)
• 802.11 MIB
• ORiNOCO Enterprise MIB
Proxim provides these MIB files on the CD-ROM included with each Access Point. You need to compile one or more of
the above MIBs into your SNMP program's database before you can manage an Access Point using SNMP. See the
documentation that came with your SNMP manager for instructions on how to compile MIBs.
The Enterprise MIB defines the read and read-write objects that can be viewed or configured using SNMP. These objects
correspond to most of the settings and statistics that are available with the other management interfaces. See the
AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide
Command Line Interface (CLI) for more
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