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The AP supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) through any standard
Network Management Station (NMS) that supports SNMP. The SNMP management
capability enables you to manage standard SNMP MIB characteristics, such as protocol
filtering and address filtering.
• To manage the AP with an NMS, you must first use the console port or AP Manager
to configure the AP with a valid IP address.
• The RoamAbout R2 supports SNMPv3. If your NMS does not support SNMPv3 and
you want to use SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c, use the RoamAbout R2 console to access the
community names. The RoamAbout R2 Community screen contains four community
names that allow SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c read-only and read-write access to an NMS.
The names are disabled by default with the exception of Community Name #1, which
is set to public. If using SNMPv3, you should leave names 2 through 4 disabled.
• The following AP settings are only accessible from an NMS:
—RMON parameters
— Aging timer
RoamAbout Console Port
You can manage the AP by connecting a terminal or personal computer running terminal
emulation software to the console port. Signals from the console port conform to the
EIA-232D signaling standard at 9600 baud only. The port appears as a data terminal
equipment (DTE) device. Typically, you do not need to use the console port if you use the
AP Manager to manage the AP. However, the R2 SNMP community names are only
modifiable from the R2 console port.
Refer to Appendix B for the procedure to connect a device to the AP console port.