The October 2021 release of Xirrus Management System – Cloud (XMS-Cloud) is now available. This release includes support for SNMP in network Profiles and support for RSTP and PVRST Spanning Tree protocols for cnMatrix switches. In addition, support for the new 6GHz Wi-Fi band for Wi-Fi 6E has been added in advance of Cambium releasing products supporting this band.
Support for SNMP
This release of XMS-Cloud adds support for configuring SNMP on network devices. When configuring network profiles, you have the option of enabling or disabling SNMP versions 2 and 3. When SNMP is enabled and configured, the access point and/or switch will send SNMP information to a third-party application. You also have the option of configuring Read-Write/Read-Only Community Strings, User access levels, security, usernames/passwords and SNMP Trap Host settings.
To configure SNMP settings, open a network profile and on the General page, click the Show Advanced link. On the expanded page, scroll down to Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). You can enable/disable and configure setting for both SNMP versions 2 and 3.
Support for RSTP and PVRST Spanning Tree Protocols
Whether you need to implement a spanning tree protocol for your entire network or on a Per-VLAN basis, XMS-Cloud supports spanning tree protocols RSTP and PVRST for cnMatrix switches. To enable and configure the spanning tree protocol you will be using, open a network profile and click the Show Advanced link on the Network page. Scroll down the page to the Spanning Tree section. Enable Spanning Tree Protocol by moving the slider button to Yes and select RSTP for Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol or select PVRST for Per-VLAN Rapid Spanning Tree.
Support for 6GHz
In addition to the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, the 6GHz band is open for use by Wi-Fi Devices. In preparation for our new 6GHz access points, which will be coming out soon, we have started to add support for the 6GHz band. In this release of XMS-Cloud you will start to see the newly added support for the 6 GHz access points.
