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Dual-Band Wireless A/G Broadband Router
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The
Status
screen, shown in Figure 6-19, displays the Router’s current status
and configuration. All information is read-only.
Status
Figure 6-19
Note:
The information provided and buttons available may vary
depending on the Router’s settings.
The
SNMP
tab,
shown in Figure
6-18, allows you
to customize the
Simple Network
M a n a g e m e n t
P r o t o c o l
(SNMP) set-
tings. SNMP is
a popular net-
work monitor-
ing and manage-
ment protocol.
The Identification settings let you designate the Contact, Device Name, and
Location information for the Router. The SNMP Community settings allow
names to be assigned to any SNMP communities that have been set up in the
network. You can define two different SNMP communities, with the default
names being Public and Private.
SNMPv2.
To enable the SNMP support feature, select
Enable
.
Identification.
In the
Contact
field, enter contact information for the Router.
In the
Device Name
field, enter the name of the Router. In the
Location
field,
specify the area or location where the Router resides.
SNMP Community.
You may change the name from its default, Public. Enter
a new name in the
Public
field. Then configure the community's access as
either Read-Only or Read-Write.You may change the name from its default,
Private. Enter a new name in the
Private
field. Then configure the communi-
ty's access as either Read-Only or Read-Write.
When you’ve completed making any changes on this tab, click the
Apply
but-
ton to save those changes or
Cancel
to cancel your changes. For more infor-
mation on this tab, you can click the
Help
button.
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SNMP
Figure 6-18