SMC Networks EliteConnect Wireless Bridge SMC2586W-G - Manual (Page 54)

4. EliteConnect Management Utility
4.1 Introduction
This chapter gives introductory information, such as the design goal and fea-
tures, on SMC EliteConnect™ Management Utility.
In Chapter 4.2, it outlines EliteConnect Management Utility’s basic function-
ality by using a sample device list file, which is installed by the setup pack-
age of EliteConnect Management Utility. EliteConnect Management Utility is
designed to manage SMC2582W-B EliteConnect 802.11b Wireless Bridge and
SMC2586W-G EliteConnect 802.11g Wireless Bridges.
Chapter 4.3 details all the EliteConnect Management Utility capabilities.
What is the EliteConnect Management Utility?
Managing a large number of WLAN devices is not an easy task. Several criti-
cal issues have to be taken into consideration when planning a large wireless
network:
• Remote diagnosis
• Remote configuration
• Remote firmware upgrade
• Remote device configuration backup and restore
Only when these issues are correctly addressed can the deployed WLAN
become an easily maintained network. That is the major reason why SMC
EliteConnect™ Management Utility is developed making management of a
large WLAN easy. By EliteConnect Management Utility’s “batch processing”
capabilities, managing wireless devices becomes a simple click-and-go matter.
Features
Device List Manipulation. EliteConnect Management Utility enables the
network administrator to build a device list, which contains information
about the deployed WLAN devices.
• Annotations of devices. The following items of information can be annotated
to each device in the list:
• Device ID. Identifier of the device.
• Device name. Name of the device.
• Project name. Name of the deployment project with which the device is
associated.
• Geographical Zone 1, Zone 2, and location. Geographical zone and
location in which the device is deployed.
• Comments. Remarks about the device.
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