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4.9 System Tools
System Tools
option helps you to optimize the configuration of your device.
SNMP
can help you to
manage the device locally or remotely with specified software. The diagnostic tools (
Ping
and
Traceroute
) allow you to check the connections of your network components. You can
Upgrade
the
AP to the latest version of firmware as well as
Backup
or
Restore
the AP’s configuration files.
Ping
Watch Dog
can help to c
ontinuously monitor a particular connection to a remote host. It’s suggested
that you change the default password to a more secure one because it controls access to the device’s
web-based management page. Besides, you can find out what happened to the system in System
Log. There are nine submenus under the
System Tools
menu (shown as Figure 4-30):
SNMP
,
Time
Settings
,
Diagnostic
,
Ping Watch Dog
,
Firmware Upgrade
,
Factory Defaults
,
Backup & Restore
,
Reboot
,
Password
,
System Log
and
Statistics
.
Selecting any of them will enable you to configure
the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
Figure 4-30 The System Tools menu
4.9.1 SNMP
Selecting
System Tools
>
SNMP
to enable this function will allow the network management station to
retrieve statistics and status from the SNMP agent in this device. Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) is a popular network monitoring and management protocol, used to refer to a
collection of specifications for network management that include the protocol itself. To use this
function, select Enable and enter the parameters shown in Figure 4-31.