I am new to SNMP and MT routers in general and have what I expect to be a simple question. I have read through the SNMP section of the manual and can not find an answer.
I want to know if it is possible to use a Network Monitoring program, such as AccView, to send requests to a MT router to tell me if external AP’s are on line. I can run this test on the router it’s self but don’t know how to check a SNMP enabled AP (D-Link DWL-2100AP) connected to a ethernet card in the router without using WinBox and looking at the ether port.
This is just a simple ping type test to see if the AP is running or not. We are planning several Hot Spots and need to be able to monitor each device from a central location so we know if they are operational or not.
I am not sure if what you are asking can be done but I have an alternative suggestion. How about having the router ping the access point and send an email if it is down?
You could do this with a script. There is an example in the how-to section of the manual (“How to Configure Router to Send E-mails When Power Failure has Occured?”) which I would think could be quite easily adapted.
You would then just need to monitor the router to make sure it is up, and let the router watch the APs.
I will soon be attempting this so I will post my script if I get it working.
I’ll look at the example and see if I can get something working… Being the MT’s SNMP can’t send traps then an email is the next best option. In either case the end result is the same… I get notified of the problem.
If I get mine working I’ll also post for the rest of the guys that would like to resove this issue. Unfortunetly I’ll have to figure out how to get the router to send the email first. My mail server doesn’t allow open relay so I’ll need a little extra in the send mail string.