Monitor access point

Hi Experts,
I have one simple requet to monitor some business critial access point. All of them are thin AP then obviously I can not poll SNMP directly. What I need is email notification of AP up/down status.
I have mutiple wireless lan controller (4400, 5508 and WiSM on 6509) and a WCS. Is there anybody can tell me how to fullfill this? Thanks in advance.

You should be able to set the up/down trap to email you
Steve
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As I have noticed multiple modes in a LWAPP, which is Monitor , Access Point, Sniffer etc. Could you please provide what all functions does it provide than an Access Point?
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Hi Siddarth,
Q. What are the different modes in which a lightweight access point (LAP) can operate?
A. An LAP can operate in any of these modes:
Local mode-This is the default mode of operation. When an LAP is placed into local mode, the AP spends 60 milliseconds on channels that it does not operate on every 180 seconds. During this time, the AP performs noise floor measurements, measures interference, and scans for IDS events.
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Access Point Monitoring

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I have WCS and WLC with 90 LWAP Access Points. I have integrated WCS and WLC and i am able to see all the LWAP in WCS GUI.
The requirement is, when ever some LWAPs are down, i want get an alert in some way to notify this. Now without knowing how to do this, i just seeing the total quantity and if some LWAP is off, i find difficult to find which one is down.
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The airport works fine for about 2 hours before the wireless network disappears without a trace. Green light remains on the base station and I can connect fine by Ethernet.
"it just don't make sense"
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I have a wireless network in my house, with a wireless extender from Dlink to reach those out of the way places.
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One things to keep in mind:
The extender has the same ssid as the main access point.
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I am in search of a access point with below specification, so please let me know that which model has this functionalities.
. Wireless Access Point:
* No of port should be 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet
* Standard should be IEEE 802.11g, IEEE802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3af(PoE), 802.1q(VLAN) , 802.1X(Security authentication), 802.11i ready (Security WPA2), 802.11e ready (wireless QoS), 802.11F(Wireless roaming)
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* Web Management should be built-in web user interface for easy browser-based configuration (HTTP/HTTPS)
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* External antennas should be 2 (omni directional) SMA detachable
* Security should be WEP 64-bit/128-bit, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-ENT, WPA2-ENT
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Hello Shekib,
All you did was describe the WAP200.
It fully fits in your description.
Please check it and see with your eyes.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5678/ps10047/ps10048/data_sheet_c78-501966.html
I hope i helped you.
Regards.
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I would keep them all in Access Point mode if you are planning on having them all hardwired into your network. That is the best setup.
As for Wireless WDS repeater or Wireless Client/Repeater, you would use these features if you are trying to extend your wireless signal at a certain location in your building but you are not able to run a ethernet cable to that location. So all you would do is power up the WAP4410n and it will help increase the wireless signal in that location if set in repeater mode. The draw back to this is it will cut your througput by half.
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This keep in mind that these devices will usually only bridge or use repeater with themselves and not other devices.
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On each of these 'dumb terminals' I assume you are looking to access the complete Mac desktop from the central Mac?
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In the past, the setup you describe first was used on mainframes where each end node was a dumb terminal. But it was just text.
Next came X11 which does mostly what you are asking about, but each end node is basically a full computer in itself. You can remotely log into a central server and get a complete desktop session. This would take using a central computer that is running full X-Windows and then you'd need a PC running Linux, or running Windows and a X-Terminal package like Exceed or a Mac with X11 installed (not sure if you can make the Mac X11 do a full-blown desktop X session.) Note that as the central server, you'd need a computer running an OS with full-blown X-Windows (Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, etc.) -- OS X is UNIX but it doesn't run full X-Windows as its window manager.
Finally, there is what are called 'thin clients' ... a good example is Sun Microsystems' SunRay... it's enough hardware on the client side to provide display, keyboard and mouse. They boot off a central Sun Solaris server and work just like X-Windows clients. The difference here is that the SunRay unit can't work on its own; it has no disk, and has to boot from the SunRay server.
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