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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Common List Settings ......................25 Buttons and Icons ........................25 Getting Started with AWMS ......................27 Chapter 3 Configuring AWMS......................29 Before You Begin..........................29 Formatting the Top Header ......................29 Customizing Columns in Lists ......................30 Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 4 Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS ............69 AWMS Groups Overview ........................ 70 Viewing All Defined Device Groups ..................71 Configuring Basic Group Settings ....................72 Adding and Configuring Group AAA Servers................79 Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 5 Radio Statistics Interactive graphs................124 Recent ARM Events Log....................125 Active Interfering Devices Table................. 126 Active BSSIDs......................... 127 Monitoring Data for Wired Devices (Routers and Switches) ......... 127 Understanding the APs/Devices > Interfaces Page............129 Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 6 Setting up Dell Spectrum Analysis in AWMS................144 Spectrum Configurations and Prerequisites ..............144 Setting up a Permanent Spectrum Dell AP Group ............145 Configuring an Individual AP to run in Spectrum Mode ..........145 Configuring a Controller to use the Spectrum Profile ............146 Chapter 6 Creating and Using Templates ..................149...
Page 7 Supporting AWMS Servers with the Master Console ............. 211 Using the Public Portal on Master Console ............... 212 Adding a Managed AMP with the Master Console............212 Using Global Groups with Master Console ................ 213 Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 8 Using the Helpdesk Tab with an Existing Remedy Server............251 Appendix A Package Management for AWMS................255 Yum for AWMS ..........................255 Appendix B Third-Party Security Integration for AWMS ...............257 Bluesocket Integration ........................257 Bluesocket Configuration ..................... 257 Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 9 Net::IP:............................273 Net-SNMP: ..........................273 Crypt::DES perl module (used by Net::SNMP): ..............275 Perl-Net-IP:..........................276 Berkeley DB 1.85:........................276 SWFObject v. 1.5:........................276 mod_auth_tacacs - TACACS+ authentication module: ........... 277 Index ..................................279 Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
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Page 11: About This Guide
About This Guide This preface provides an overview of this guide and contact information for Dell, and includes the following sections: “Document Organization” on page 11  “Notice Icons” on page 12  “Contacting Support” on page 12  Document Organization This user guide includes instructions and examples of the graphical user interface (GUI) for installation, configuration, and daily operation of AirWave Wireless Management Suite.
Page 12: Notice Icons
CAUTION: Indicates a risk of damage to your hardware or loss of data. WARNING: Indicates a risk of personal injury or death. Contacting Support Table 2 Website contact Website Main Website dell.com Support Website support.dell.com Documentation Website support.dell.com/manuals 12 | About This Guide Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 13: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing Dell PowerConnect W AirWave Wireless Management Suite, or AWMS. AWMS makes it easy and efficient to manage your wireless network by combining industry-leading functionality with an intuitive user interface, enabling network administrators and helpdesk staff to support and control even the largest wireless networks in the world.
Page 14: Dell Powerconnect W Configuration
Groups > Dell PowerConnect W Config for group-level Dell PowerConnect W Configuration  For additional information that includes a comprehensive inventory of all pages and settings that support Dell PowerConnect W Configuration, refer to the Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Guide located in AWMS under Home >...
Page 15: Master Console And Failover
Provide AWMS with data for user information and AP and Rogue discovery Help Desk Systems Remedy EPICOR Rogue APs Unauthorized APs not registered in the AWMS database of managed APs Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Introduction | 15...
Page 16 A security auditor may be given read-write access to configure security policies across the entire WLAN.  NOC personnel may be given read-only access to monitoring all devices from the Master Console.  16 | Introduction Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 17: Chapter 2 Installing Awms
By default, all installs are based on a 64-bit operating system. AWMS hardware requirements vary by version. As additional features are added to AWMS, increased hardware resources become necessary. For the most recent hardware requirements, refer to the Dell PowerConnect W AirWave Sizing Guide from support.dell.com/manuals.
Page 18: Installing Awms Software (Phase 2)
If a previous version of AWMS software is not discovered, the installation program automatically proceeds to “Step 2: Installing AWMS Software, Including AWMS” on page 19. If a previous version of the software is discovered, the following message appears on the screen: 18 | Installing AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 19: Step 2: Installing Awms Software, Including Awms
CAUTION: This action erases the current database, including all historical information. To ensure that the AWMS database is backed up prior to reinstallation, answer `n` at the prompt above and contact your Value Added Reseller or directly contact Dell support.
Page 20: Step 6: Assigning A Host Name To The Awms
This password should be kept as secure as possible because it allows full access to the machine. This password is not often needed on a day-to-day basis, but is required to perform AWMS upgrades and advanced troubleshooting. If you lose this password, contact Dell support at support.dell.com for resetting instructions.
Page 21: Configuring And Mapping Port Usage For Awms
Retrieve client authentication info > 5050 RTLS Real Time Location Feed < Dell thin APs 8211 PAPI Real Time Feed < > WLAN switches ICMP Ping Probe > APs or controllers Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Installing AWMS | 21...
Page 22: Awms Navigation Basics
LAN MAC, radio MAC and apparent IP of all the APs as well as the client MAC, VPN user, LAN IP, VPN IP fields. 22 | Installing AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 23: Navigation Section
WLAN. For additional information, refer  “Monitoring and Supporting WLAN Users” on page 188. Guest Users  User Detail  Diagnostics  Tags  Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Installing AWMS | 23...
Page 24: Activity Section
Home > License page, and might not be visible on your AWMS view. Activity Section The Activity section displays all detailed configuration and monitoring information, and is where you implement changes. 24 | Installing AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 25: Help Links In The Gui
Chooses a new Helpdesk incident to be the Current Incident. Create Creates a new Helpdesk incident. Customize Ignores selected settings when calculating the configuration status. Delete Deletes an object from AWMS' database. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Installing AWMS | 25...
Page 26 Sets the time range for interactive graphs to the range specified. Indicates access points which are in the up status. Update Firmware Applies a new firmware image to an AP/device. 26 | Installing AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 27: Getting Started With Awms
NOTE: AWMS pages are protected via SSL. Some browsers will display a confirmation dialog for your self-signed certificate. Signing your certificate will prevent this dialog from displaying. Dell recommends changing the default login and password on the AMP Setup > Users page. Refer to the procedure “Creating AWMS User Roles”...
Page 28 28 | Installing AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 29: Chapter 3 Configuring Awms
NOTE: Additional configurations of multiple types are available after basic configuration is complete. Before You Begin Remember to complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. Dell support remains available to you for any phase of AWMS installation. Formatting the Top Header The AWMS interface centers around a horizontal row of tabs with nested subtabs.
Page 30: Customizing Columns In Lists
The first column shows the user roles that were customized, if any. The second column allows you to establish left to right columns and order them using the arrows. 30 | Configuring AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 31: Resetting Pagination Records
Some tables have an Export to CSV setting you can use export the data as a spreadsheet. See Figure 9 for an example of a list with the Export to CSV option selected. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 31...
Page 32: Defining Graph Display Preferences
A non-Flash version of the AWMS user page is available if desired; instead of Flash it uses the RRD graphs that were used in earlier versions of AWMS. Contact Dell support for more information on activating this feature in the AWMS database.
Page 33: Customized Search
Go to the Search Preferences section and select Yes in the Customize Search field, then select or unselect categories of results and save your changes. Customized search is turned off by default, and all boxes are selected. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 33...
Page 34: Setting Severe Alert Warning Behavior
The first step in configuring AWMS is to specify the general settings for the AWMS server. Figure 15 illustrates the AMP Setup > General page: 34 | Configuring AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 35 Table 8 AMP Setup > General > General Section Fields and Default Values Setting Default Description System Name AWMS Defines your name for the AWMS server, with a maximum limit of 20 alphanumeric characters. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 35...
Page 36 Manage mode and AWMS detects a variance between actual Devices device settings and the Group configuration policy in the AWMS database. Send Debugging Enabled If enabled, AWMS automatically emails any system errors to Dell Support to assist Messages in debugging. Nightly Maintenance 04:15 Specifies the local time of day AWMS should perform daily maintenance.
Page 37 Sets AWMS to use fully qualified domain names for APs instead of the AP name. For domain names example, "testap.yourdomain.com" would be used instead of "testap." This option is supported only for Cisco IOS, Dell PowerConnect W, Aruba Networks, and Alcatel-Lucent devices. Show vendor-specific...
Page 38 Default Description Inactive User Data Defines the number of days AWMS stores basic information about inactive users. Dell (2-1500 days) PowerConnect W recommends a shorter setting of 60 days for customers with high user turnover such as hotels. The longer you store inactive user data, the more hard disk space you require.
Page 39 AWMS only runs one TFTP transfer at a time. As soon as the transfer to a device has (1-1000) completed, the next transfer begins, even if the first device is still in the process of rebooting or verifying configuration. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 39...
Page 40 9. Locate the Performance Tuning section. Performance tuning is unlikely to be necessary for many AWMS implementations, and likely provides the most improvements for customers with extremely large Pro or Enterprise installations. Please contact Dell support if you think you might need to change any of these settings.
Page 41: Defining Awms Network Settings
What Next? Go to additional tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.  Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. Dell support remains available to you for  any phase of AWMS installation. Defining AWMS Network Settings The next step in configuring AWMS is to confirm the AMP network settings.
Page 42: What Next
What Next? Go to additional tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.  Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. Dell support remains available to you for  any phase of AWMS installation. 42 | Configuring AWMS...
Page 43: Creating Awms Users
Table 18 AMP Setup > User > Add/Edit User Fields and Default Values Setting Default Description Username None Sets the username as an alphanumeric string. The Username is used when logging in to AWMS and appears in AWMS log files. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 43...
Page 44: Creating Awms User Roles
What Next? Go to additional tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.  Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. Dell support remains available to you for  any phase of AWMS installation. Creating AWMS User Roles The AMP Setup >...
Page 45 Description Name None Sets the administrator-definable string that names the role. Dell PowerConnect W recommends that the role name give an indication of the devices and groups that are viewable, as well as the privileges granted to that role. Enabled Disables or enables the role.
Page 46 What Next? Go to additional tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.  Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. Dell support remains available to you for  any phase of AWMS installation. 46 | Configuring AWMS...
Page 47: Enabling Awms To Manage Your Devices
1. On the Device Setup > Communication page, locate the Default Credentials area. Enter the credentials for each device model on your network. The default credentials are assigned to all newly discovered APs. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 47...
Page 48 Table 22 HTTP Discovery Settings Fields and Default Values Setting Default Description HTTP Timeout Sets the timeout period in seconds used when running an HTTP discovery scan. (3-120 sec) 48 | Configuring AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 49: Loading Device Firmware Onto Awms (Optional)
This page lists all firmware files on AWMS with file information. This page also enables you to add new firmware files, to delete firmware files, and to add New Web Auth Bundle files. The following additional pages support firmware file information: Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 49...
Page 50: Loading Firmware Files To Awms
Perform the following steps to load a device firmware file onto AWMS: 1. Go to the Device Setup > Upload Firmware & Files page. 2. Select Add. The Add Firmware File page appears. Figure 22 illustrates this page. 50 | Configuring AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 51 Figure 22 Device Setup > Add New Firmware Page Illustration 3. Select Supported Firmware Versions and Features to view supported firmware versions. NOTE: Unsupported and untested firmware may cause device mismatches and other problems. Please contact Dell support before installing non-certified firmware.
Page 52: Using Web Auth Bundles In Awms
AWMS administrators and users. This section contains the following procedures: Configuring TACACS+ Authentication  Configuring RADIUS Authentication and Authorization  Integrating a RADIUS Accounting Server  52 | Configuring AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 53: Configuring Tacacs+ Authentication
ACS server. The AMP https service is added to the TACACS+ (Cisco) interface under the Interface Configuration  tab. Select a checkbox for a new service.  Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 53...
Page 54: Configuring Radius Authentication And Authorization
What Next? Go to additional tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.  Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. Dell support remains available to you for  any phase of AWMS installation. Configuring RADIUS Authentication and Authorization For RADIUS capability, you must configure the IP/Hostname of the RADIUS server, the TCP port, and the server shared secret.
Page 55: Integrating A Radius Accounting Server
Perform the following steps and configurations to enable AWMS to receive accounting records from a separate RADIUS server. Figure 26 illustrates the display of RADIUS accounting clients already configured, and Figure 27 illustrates the Add RADIUS Accounting Client page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 55...
Page 56: Configuring Cisco Wlse And Wlse Rogue Scanning
Go to additional subtabs in AMP Setup to continue additional setup configurations.  Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. Dell support remains available to you for  any phase of AWMS installation. Configuring Cisco WLSE and WLSE Rogue Scanning The Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) includes rogue scanning functions that AWMS supports.
Page 57: Introduction To Cisco Wlse
1. Go to the Faults > Network Wide Settings > Rogue AP Detection page. 2. Select the Enable. 3. Select Apply. Additional information about rogue device detection is available in “Configuring Cisco WLSE Rogue Scanning” on page Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 57...
Page 58: Configuring Wlse To Communicate With Aps
Defining Access AWMS requires System Admin access to WLSE. Use these pages to make these configurations. 1. Go to Administration > User Admin. 2. Configure Role and User. 58 | Configuring AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 59: Grouping
ACS authenticates all components of the WDS and must be configured first. Perform these steps to make this configuration. 1. Login to the ACS. 2. Go to the System Configuration > ACS Certificate Setup page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 59...
Page 60: Configuring Cisco Wlse Rogue Scanning
As derived from a Cisco limitation, only credentials with alphanumeric characters (that have only letters and numbers, not other symbols) allow AWMS to pull the necessary XML APIs. 60 | Configuring AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 61: Configuring Acs Servers
What Next? Go to additional tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.  Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. Dell support remains available to you for  any phase of AWMS installation. Configuring ACS Servers This is an optional configuration.
Page 62: Integrating Awms With An Existing Network Management Solution (Nms)
What Next? Go to additional tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.  Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. Dell support remains available to you for  any phase of AWMS installation. Integrating AWMS with an Existing Network Management Solution (NMS) This is an optional configuration.
Page 63: Auditing Pci Compliance On The Network
What Next? Go to additional tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.  Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. Dell support remains available to you for  any phase of AWMS installation. Auditing PCI Compliance on the Network...
Page 64: Introduction To Pci Requirements
When Enabled: A device passes requirement 1.2.3 if it can function as a stateful firewall. When Disabled: firewall router and device installation are not checked for PCI compliance. 64 | Configuring AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 65: Enabling Or Disabling Pci Auditing
2. To enable, disable, or edit any category of PCI Compliance monitoring in AWMS, select the pencil icon next to the category. The Default Credential Compliance page displays for the respective PCI standard. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 65...
Page 66: Deploying Wms Offload
Go to other tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.  Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding. Dell support remains available to you in  any phase of AWMS installation. Deploying WMS Offload...
Page 67: Additional Information Supporting Wms Offload
 Ensure AWMS server is a trap receiver host.  Ensure proper traps are enabled.  2. Configure AWMS to optimally monitor the Dell infrastructure. Enable WMS offload.  Configure SNMP communication.  Create a proper policy for monitoring Dell infrastructure.
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Page 69: Chapter 4 Configuring And Using Device Groups In Awms
Dell Config—This page manages ArubaOS Device Groups, AP Overrides, and other profiles specific to Dell  PowerConnect W devices on the network. Use this page as an alternative to the Device Setup > Dell Configuration page. The apperance of this page varies depending on whether AMP is configured for global configuration or group configuration.
Page 70: Awms Groups Overview
Individual AP settings are configured on the APs/Devices > Manage page. 70 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 71: Viewing All Defined Device Groups
Bandwidth: A running average of the sum of bytes in and bytes out for the managed radio page. Duplicate Creates a new group with the name Copy of <Group Name> with configuration settings. (Dell PowerConnect W configuration settings will have to be manually added back.) Changes Whether the group has unapplied changes.
Page 72: Configuring Basic Group Settings
If you mouse over an existing group’s wrench, a popup menu allows you to select Basic, Templates, Security, SSIDs, AAA Servers, Radio, Dell PowerConnect W Config or Cisco WLC Config to edit those pages as desired, as illustrated in Figure Figure 36 Pop-up When Hovering over Wrench Icon in Groups >...
Page 73 (such as group “Accounting APs,” “Cisco devices,” “802.1x APs,” and so forth). Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 73...
Page 74 Sets the frequency in which this group polls the network for Cisco Discovery Period Protocol (CDP) neighbors. 5. Record additional information and comments about the group in the Notes section. 74 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 75 The lowest value is the root of the spanning tree. If all devices are at default the device with the lowest MAC address will become the root. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 75...
Page 76 The SCP login and password should be entered in the Telnet username and password fields. Configures VxWorks APs to send SNMP packets to AWMS. Track Usernames on Cisco Aironet VxWorks APs 76 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 77 NOTE: DST Start Month, Start Day, End Month, End Day, and DST Offset are only visible if Daylight Saving Time is enabled in the NTP section of the Groups > Basic configuration page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 77...
Page 78 Enables or disables the http/https configuration page for the Symbol 4131 devices. Interface 15. To configure settings specific to DellPowerConnect W, locate the Aruba/Dell PowerConnect W section and adjust these settings as required. Table 48 describes the settings and default values of this section.
Page 79: Adding And Configuring Group Aaa Servers
2. Select the AAA Servers page. The AAA Servers page appears, enabling you to add a RADIUS server. Figure 38 illustrate this page for AAA RADIUS Servers: Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 79...
Page 80: Configuring Group Security Settings
2. Go to Groups > Security. Some controls on this page interact with additional AWMS pages. Figure 39 illustrates this page and Table 51 explains the fields and default values. 80 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 81 NOTE: This option may also be identified as PSPF (Publicly Secure Packet Forwarding), which can be useful for enhanced security on public wireless networks. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 81...
Page 82  This option is supported only for Proxim AP-600, AP-700, AP-2000, AP-4000, Avaya AP3/4/5/6/7/8, HP ProCurve 520WL, ProCurve 420 v2.1.0 and higher. 82 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 83: Configuring Group Ssids And Vlans
Identifies the number of the primary VLAN SSID on which encrypted or unencrypted packets can pass between the AP and the switch. Name Displays the name of the VLAN. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 83...
Page 84 Sets a user-definable name associated with SSID/VLAN combination. VLAN ID None Indicates the number of the VLAN designated as the Native VLAN, typically for management purposes 84 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 85 WPA/PSK—Combines WPA with Pre-Shared Key encryption  WPA2—Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 encryption  WPA2/PSK—Combines the two encryption methods shown  xSec—FIPS-compliant encryption including Layer 2 header info  Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 85...
Page 86 Revert to discard all unapplied changes. 11. Continue with additional security-related procedures in this document for additional RADIUS, and SSID settings for device groups, as required. 86 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 87: Configuring Radio Settings For Device Groups
Monitor page appears. 2. Go to the Groups > Radio page. Figure 42 illustrates this page. Figure 42 Groups > Radio Page Illustration Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 87...
Page 88 4. Certain APs offer proprietary settings or advanced functionality that differ from prevailing industry standards. If you use these APs in the device group, you may wish to take advantage of this proprietary functionality. 88 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 89 APs at the specified interval for the specified amount of time. This rogue scan will not break users' association to the network. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 89...
Page 90 If enabled, this option will fragment packets greater than 500 bytes in size to reduce the impact of radio frequency interference on wireless data throughput. 90 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 91 12. Select Save when radio configurations as described above are complete, select Save and Apply to make the changes permanent, or select Revert to discard all unapplied changes. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 91...
Page 92: An Overview Of Cisco Wlc Configuration
Audit page. Figure 43 Groups > Cisco WLC Config Page Illustration, collapsed view Figure 44 Groups > Cisco WLC Config Page Illustration, expanded view 92 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 93: Configuring Wlans For Cisco Wlc Devices
NOTE: Refer to Cisco documentation for additional information about Cisco WLC devices and related features. Figure 46 Groups > Cisco WLC Config > WLANs > Add New SSID/VLAN > General Tab Illustration Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 93...
Page 94 Figure 48 Groups > Cisco WLC Config > WLANs > Add New SSID/VLAN > QoS Tab Illustration Figure 49 Groups > Cisco WLC Config > WLANs > Add New SSID/VLAN > Advanced Tab Illustration 94 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 95: Defining And Configuring Lwapp Ap Groups For Cisco Devices
Go to the Groups > Cisco WLC Config > Controller page. This navigation is illustrated in Figure Figure 51 Groups > Cisco WLC Config > Controller Navigation Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 95...
Page 96: Configuring Wireless Parameters For Cisco Controllers
Cisco WLC including the AMP IP that can be used in Global Groups. To define SNMP and server settings, go to the Groups > Cisco WLC Config > Management page, illustrated in Figure 96 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 97: Configuring Group Ptmp Settings
2. Define the settings as required for your network. Figure 56 illustrates this page. Table 67 Table 68 describe the settings and default values. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 97...
Page 98 AP. Higher factors will have more impact when deciding the best uplink. RSSI Cutoff Specifies the minimum RSSI needed to become a mesh neighbor. 98 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 99: Configuring Group Mac Access Control Lists
Perform the following steps to make this firmware configuration. 1. Browse to the Groups > Firmware configuration page. Figure 58 illustrates this page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 99...
Page 100: Comparing Device Groups
2. Select the two groups to compare to each other in the drop-down menus, and select Compare. The Compare page appears, displaying some or many configuration categories. Figure 59 illustrates this page. 100 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 101: Deleting A Group
Changing Multiple Group Configurations Perform the following steps to make any changes to an existing group's configuration: 1. Browse to the Groups > List configuration page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 101...
Page 102: Modifying Multiple Devices
Preview button. NOTE: You cannot apply Dell PowerConnect W Config changes to other groups. If the only changes on the configuration page are to Dell PowerConnect W devices, the list of groups and the preview button will not appear.
Page 103 5. You are taken to a confirmation configuration page that allows you to schedule the change for a time in the future. Enter a start date and time in the scheduling field and select when the change should occur from the Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 103...
Page 104 Dell PowerConnect W AP Moves the selected APs to a new Dell PowerConnect W AP Group. If the AP is in managed mode Group when it is moved to a new group it will be reconfigured.
Page 105: Using Global Groups For Group Configuration
Once the configuration is pushed, the unchecked fields from the Global Group appears on the Subscriber  Group as static values and settings. Only fields that had the override checkbox selected in the Global Group Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS | 105...
Page 106 The Global Groups feature can also be used with the Master Console. For more information about this feature, refer to “Supporting AWMS Servers with the Master Console” on page 211. 106 | Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 107: Chapter 5 Discovering, Adding, And Managing Devices
 “Troubleshooting a Newly Discovered Device with Down Status” on page 143  “Setting up Dell Spectrum Analysis in AWMS” on page 144  Device Discovery Overview Once you have deployed AWMS on the network, the next step is to discover all existing devices connected to your network.
Page 108: Adding Networks For Snmp/Http Scanning
2. To create a new scan credential, select Add New Scan Credential. Figure 66 illustrates this page. 108 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 109: Defining A Snmp/Http Scan Set
IP address. Proper credentials are not required to discover these APs. Wireless scans and the AMC discover these rogues without any special changes. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices | 109...
Page 110: Running A Scan Set
7. Go to the APs/Devices > New page to see a full list of the newly discovered devices that the scan detected. Figure 68 illustrates this page. 110 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 111: Enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol (Cdp)
To delete a device altogether from AWMS, select the corresponding check box for each device, and select  Delete. Dell PowerConnect W thin APs can have a Dell PowerConnect W AP Group specified and Cisco thin APs  can have LWAPP AP Group specified when they are authorized.
Page 112: Manually Adding Individual Devices
Manually adding devices from the Device Setup > Add page to AWMS is an option for adding all device types. You only need to select device vendor information from a dropdown menu for Cisco and Dell PowerConnect W devices, and AWMS automatically finds and adds specific make and model information into its database.
Page 113 (Confirm) creates a user-specified account with which to manage the AP if the User Creation Options are set to Create and user Specified as User. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices | 113...
Page 114: Adding Multiple Devices From A Csv File
Page” on page 111. NOTE: If you select Manage read/write, AWMS overwrites existing device settings with the Group settings. Dell PowerConnect W recommends placing newly discovered devices in Monitor read/only mode to enable auditing of actual settings instead of Group Policy settings.
Page 115: Adding Universal Devices
RADIUS servers and other devices. While AWMS can manage most leading brands and models of wireless infrastructure, universal device support also enables basic monitoring of many of the less commonly used devices. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices | 115...
Page 116: Assigning Devices To The Ignored Page
Devices > New page. Monitoring Devices This section discusses various device monitoring options and includes the following sections: Viewing Device Monitoring Statistics  Auditing Device Configuration  116 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 117: Viewing Device Monitoring Statistics
NOTE: The Alerts Summary table is also a feature of the Home > Overview page, and has the same links in that location. For more information on the Alert Summary table, refer to “Viewing Alerts” on page 187. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices | 117...
Page 118: Understanding The Aps/Devices > Monitor Pages For All Device Types
APs connected to it, while the APs include a list of users it has connected. When available, lists of CDP and RF neighbors are also listed. A sample monitoring page for wireless devices is shown in Figure 118 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 119 Unknown means the device configuration has not yet been fetched (possible issue with credentials). Verifying means it's fetching configuration to be compared to desired settings. Firmware Displays the firmware version running on the AP. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices | 119...
Page 120 Field Description Licenses Appears for Dell controllers. Selecting this link opens a pop-up window that lists the licenses installed for this device, and whether they have expired. Controller Appears for APs. Displays the controller for the associated AP device. Select the controller name hyperlink to display the APs/Devices >...
Page 121 Some devices report transmit power reduction rather than transmit power; no value is reported for those devices. Antenna Type Indicates internal or external radio. For devices where antenna type is defined per AP, including Dell PowerConnect W devices, the same antenna type will be listed for each radio. Channel Displays the channel of the corresponding radio.
Page 122 Displays the user that triggered the event. Configuration changes are logged as the AWMS user that submitted them. Automated AWMS events are logged as the System user. Event Displays a short text description of the event. 122 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 123: Evaluating Radio Statistics For An Ap
ArubaOS User Guide from support.dell.com/manuals for more information. Complete ARM statistics from Dell controllers can be retrieved from the Radio Statistics page by selecting the new Fetch additional radio stats button, as illustrated in Figure Figure 80 Fetch additional radio stats button When this button is selected, a new browser window launches with the statistics in plain text.
Page 124: 802.11 Radio Counters Summary
An area graph displaying the average bandwidth in each direction for the radio. Select Show All for other metrics such as max bandwidth in and out, average and max mesh/overhead or overhead bandwidth, and average/max Enet0. 124 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 125: Recent Arm Events Log
You can adjust the transmit power manually in the APs/Devices > Manage page for this radio's AP, or enable ARM on Dell APs to dynamically adjust the power toward your acceptable Coverage Index as needed. See the "Adaptive Radio Management" chapter of the ArubaOS User Guide in support.dell.com/manuals...
Page 126: Active Interfering Devices Table
Mode change reasons are not yet tracked. Active Interfering Devices Table For Dell APs running in Spectrum mode, the same non-802.11 interfering devices identified in the Issues Summary section are classified in the Active Interfering Devices table along with the timestamp of its last...
Page 127: Active Bssids
The Active BSSIDs table maps the BSSIDs on a radio with the SSID it broadcasts to the network, as illustrated in Figure 86. This table appears only for Dell AP radios. Figure 86 Active BSSIDs Table Illustration Monitoring Data for Wired Devices (Routers and Switches)
Page 128 Figure 87 APs/Devices > Monitor Page for Wired Devices All managed wired devices also include an Interfaces subtab, as shown in Figure 128 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 129: Understanding The Aps/Devices > Interfaces Page
Name column of the Physical or Virtual Interfaces tables on the stacked switches to go to an Interfaces page displaying data relevant to that specific interface, as shown Figure Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices | 129...
Page 130: Auditing Device Configuration
Determine whether any changes will be applied to that device when you convert it to Managed read/write mode. AWMS uses SNMP or Telnet to read a device’s configuration. SNMP is used for Cisco controllers. Dell PowerConnect W devices and wired routers and switches use Telnet/SSH to read device configuration. See “Individual Device Support and Firmware Upgrades”...
Page 131: Using Device Folders (Optional)
Once a new folder has been created, devices can be moved into it using the Modify Devices link or when New Devices are added into AWMS. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices | 131...
Page 132: Configuring And Managing Devices
1. Go to the APs/Devices > List page and select the wrench icon next to the name of the AP to be shifted from Monitor Only mode to Manage Read/Write mode. This directs you to the APs/Devices > Manage page. 132 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 133: Configuring Ap Settings
1. Browse to the APs/Devices > List page and select the wrench icon next to the device whose AP settings you want to edit. This directs you to the Manage page for that device. Figure 94 illustrates this page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices | 133...
Page 134 Table 81 APs/Devices > Manage > General Fields and Descriptions Field Description Name Displays the name currently set on the device. 134 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 135 None Text field for entering the altitude of the device when known. This setting is used with the Google Earth integration. Specify altitude in meters. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices | 135...
Page 136 Table 83 describes many of the possible fields. NOTE: For complete listing and discussion of settings applicable only to Dell PowerConnect W devices, see the Dell PowerConnect W AirWave Configuration Guide in Home > Documentation. Table 83 APs/Devices > Manage Page Illustration, Additional Settings...
Page 137 5. Locate the Template Options area on the APs/Devices > Manage page. NOTE: This field only appears for IOS APs, Symbol and Dell PowerConnect W controllers in groups with Dell PowerConnect W GUI Config disabled.
Page 138: Configuring Device Interfaces For Cisco Catalyst Switches
When you go to the APs/Devices > Interfaces page for a Cisco Catalyst switch, you can add a Virtual interface by selecting Add and entering the appropriate information in the page that then appears, as shown in Figure 138 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 139 This takes you to the Interfaces Monitoring and Configuration window which has a slightly different appearance depending on whether you are configuring a physical or virtual interface, as shown in Figure 97 Figure Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices | 139...
Page 140 Figure 98 Virtual Individual Interfaces Configuration Section To configure interfaces as a group, select Edit Interfaces above the Physical or Virtual Interfaces table as shown in Figure 140 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 141: Individual Device Support And Firmware Upgrades
1. Locate the Device Communication area on the APs/Devices > Manage page. 2. Specify the credentials to be used to manage the AP. Figure 101 illustrates this page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices | 141...
Page 142 3. Enter and confirm the appropriate Auth Password and Privacy Password. 4. You can disable the View AP Credentials link in AWMS by the root user. Contact Dell support for detailed instructions to disable the link. 5. (Optional.) Enter the appropriate SSH and Telnet credentials if you are configuring Dell, Aruba Networks, Alcatel-Lucent or any Cisco device except Cisco WLAN controllers.
Page 143: Troubleshooting A Newly Discovered Device With Down Status
An incorrect SNMP community string or incorrect SNMP port is specified. If SNMP is not enabled on the device, you will also receive this message. Some APs, including Cisco and Dell PowerConnect W devices, do not have SNMP enabled by default.
Page 144: Setting Up Dell Spectrum Analysis In Awms
There are three main situations in which you would set one or more devices to Spectrum mode in AWMS: Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups running permanently with the default Spectrum profile  Individual APs running temporarily in Spectrum mode while part of an Dell AP Group set to ap-mode  144 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices...
Page 145: Setting Up A Permanent Spectrum Dell Ap Group
If you have multiple supported Dell APs in multiple controllers that you want to run in Spectrum mode over the long run, you create a special Dell AP group and set up a profile that is set to spectrum-mode and references the default Spectrum profile.
Page 146: Configuring A Controller To Use The Spectrum Profile
You can use AWMS to customize individual fields in the profile instance used by a particular controller without having to create a new Dell AP groups and new radio profiles. To do this, you can set a controller-level override for...
Page 147 Figure 107 Override Section of a Supported Controller’s Manage Page Perform these steps to override individual profile settings for an Dell controller that is part of a spectrum-mode Dell AP group: 1. Select a Spectrum-supported Dell controller that is referencing a Spectrum profile, and go to its APs/Devices >...
Page 148 148 | Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 149: Creating And Using Templates
The Groups > Templates configuration page allows you to create configuration templates for the following types of devices: Dell PowerConnect W  NOTE: Dell recommends using the graphical Dell Config feature in support of Dell PowerConnect W devices. Refer to the Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Guide in Home > Documentation for additional information. Aruba ...
Page 150: Viewing And Adding Templates
Status Displays the status of the template. Fetch Date Sets the date that the template was originally fetched from a device. 150 | Creating and Using Templates Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 151 Details page appears. Select Templates, then Add. 4. Complete the configurations illustrated in Figure 109, and the settings described in Table Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating and Using Templates | 151...
Page 152 For Symbol devices you can select the groups of thin APs to which the template should be applied. For more information about global templates, see the Groups > Templates section of the User Guide. 152 | Creating and Using Templates Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 153: Configuring General Template Files And Variables
This section describes the most general aspects of configuring AP device templates and the most common variables: Configuring General Templates  Using Template Syntax  Using Directives to Eliminate Reporting of Configuration Mismatches  Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating and Using Templates | 153...
Page 154: Configuring General Templates
1. Select a Group to configure. NOTE: Dell recommends starting with a small group of access points and placing these APs in Monitor Only mode, which is read- only. Do this using the Modify Devices link until you are fully familiar with the template configuration process. This prevents configuration changes from being applied to the APs until you are sure you have the correct configuration specified.
Page 155: Ios Configuration File Template
AP and whether it reports variances between the running-config file and the startup-config file as "configuration mismatches." Lines enclosed in <push_and_exclude> are included in the AP Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating and Using Templates | 155...
Page 156: Ignore_And_Do_Not_Push Command
802.11a device in the 1200 APs conditional. Conditional variables are listed in the table below. The syntax for conditional variables is as follows, and syntax components are described in Table %if variable=value% … %endif% 156 | Creating and Using Templates Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 157: Using Substitution Variables In Templates
%antenna_transmit% cck_power 802.11g radio module CCK power power local cck %cck_power% maximum level ofdm_power 802.11g radio module OFDM power power local ofdm %ofdm_power% maximum level Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating and Using Templates | 157...
Page 158: Using Ap-Specific Variables
Template for use with one or more groups, and the associated devices. This section includes the following topics: Applying Startup-config Files  WDS Settings in Templates  SCP Required Settings in Templates  158 | Creating and Using Templates Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 159: Applying Startup-Config Files
AP must have the SCP server enabled. These three settings correspond to the following lines in the AP’s configuration file: Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating and Using Templates | 159...
Page 160: Supporting Multiple Radio Types Via A Single Ios Template
NOTE: Just one template is used for any type of Cisco IOS device, and another is used for any type of Catalyst Switch regardless of individual model. 160 | Creating and Using Templates Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 161: Configuring Symbol Controller / Hp Wesm Templates
0xb03b1ebfa0e3d02f50e2b1c092ab7c9f A sample Symbol Smart RF template is provided below for reference: radio %radio_index% radio-mac %radio_mac% %if radio_type=11a% radio %radio_index% coverage-rate Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating and Using Templates | 161...
Page 162: Configuring A Global Template
2. Select Add to add a new template, or select the pencil icon next to an existing template to edit it. 3. Examine the configurations illustrated in Figure 110. 162 | Creating and Using Templates Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 163 Go to the Groups > Template configuration page for the local group and select the pencil icon next to the global template in the list. Figure 112 illustrates this page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating and Using Templates | 163...
Page 164 For more information on using templates in AWMS, see the previous section of this chapter. It is also possible to create local templates in a subscriber group—using global groups does not mean that global templates are mandatory. 164 | Creating and Using Templates Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 165: Using Rapids And Rogue Classification
 Furthermore, RAPIDS integrates with external intrusion detection systems (IDS), as follows: Dell WIP—ADell’s Wireless Intrusion Protection (WIP) module integrates wireless intrusion protection into  the mobile edge infrastructure. The WIP module provides wired and wireless AP detection, classification and containment;...
Page 166: Viewing Overall Network Health On The Rapids > Overview Page
Note: AMP should be configured as the SNMP trap receiver on the controllers to receive IDS traps. See the Dell Best Practices Guide in Home > Documentation for details. Rogue Data A pie chart of rogue device percentages by RAPIDS classification. Select a classification from the RAPIDS Classification table to be taken to a RAPIDS >...
Page 167: Setting Up Rapids
RAPIDS to perform an OS scan when it gets in IP address for a rogue device. The OS scan will be run when a rogue gets an IP address for the first time or if the IP address changes. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Using RAPIDS and Rogue Classification | 167...
Page 168: Rogue Containment Options
Using RAPIDS, AMP can shield rogue devices from associating to Cisco WLC controllers (versions 4.2.114 and later), and Dell PowerConnect W controllers (running AOS versions 3.x and later). AMP will alert you to the appearance of the rogue device and identify any mismatch between controller configuration and the desired configuration.
Page 169: Additional Settings
This section contains the following topics: “Controller Classification with WMS Offload” on page 170  “Device OUI Score” on page 170  Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Using RAPIDS and Rogue Classification | 169...
Page 170: Controller Classification With Wms Offload
 Controller Classification with WMS Offload This classification method is supported only when WMS offload is enabled on Dell WLAN controllers. Controller classification of this type remains distinct from RAPIDS classification. WLAN switches feed wireless device information to AWMS, which AWMS then processes. AWMS then pushes the WMS classification to all of the ArubaOS controllers that are WMS offload enabled.
Page 171: Rogue Device Threat Level
To create a new rule, select the Add button next to New RAPIDS Classification Rule to launch the RAPIDS Classification Rule page (see Figure 118). Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Using RAPIDS and Rogue Classification | 171...
Page 172 SSID of ethersphere_this_is_an_example (without any dashes). Wireline Properties Detected on LAN Rogue is detected on the wired network. Select Yes or No. Fingerprint Scan Rogue matches fingerprint parameters. 172 | Using RAPIDS and Rogue Classification Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 173: Deleting Or Editing A Rule
This means that user’s laptops on your network may appear as Ad-Hoc devices that are broadcasting your SSID. If this happens too frequently, restrict the rule to apply to non-ad-hoc devices. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Using RAPIDS and Rogue Classification | 173...
Page 174: Using Rapids Rules With Additional Awms Functions
Devices that are heard by a large number of your APs are likely to be in the heart of your campus. This rule works best for scenarios in large campuses or that occupy an entire building. For additional rules that may help you in your specific network scenario, contact Dell support. Using RAPIDS Rules with Additional AWMS Functions Rules that you configure on the RAPIDS >...
Page 175 Wired Displays whether the rogue device has been discovered on one of your wired networks by polling routers/switches, your SNMP/HTTP scans, or Dell WIP information. This column displays Yes or is blank if wired information was not detected. Detecting APs Displays the number of AP devices that have wirelessly detected the rogue device.
Page 176: Overview Of The Rapids > Detail Page
Each rogue device frequently has multiple discovery methods, all of which are listed.  As you work through the rogue devices, use the Name and Notes fields to identify and document its location.  176 | Using RAPIDS and Rogue Classification Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 177: Viewing Ignored Rogue Devices
If you find that the rogue belongs to a neighboring business, for example, you can override the classification to  a neighbor and acknowledge the device. Otherwise, Dell strongly recommends that you extract the device from your building and delete the rogue device from your system. If you delete a rogue, you will be notified the next time it is discovered.
Page 178: Audit Log
This allows you to see how something is changes, when it changed, and who made the alteration. The Audit Log can be found at RAPIDS > Audit Log. See Figure 123 for more information. 178 | Using RAPIDS and Rogue Classification Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 179: Additional Security Resources
“Configuring Group SSIDs and VLANs” on page 83  “Monitoring and Supporting AWMS with the System Pages” on page 205  Appendix B, “Third-Party Security Integration for AWMS” on page 257  Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Using RAPIDS and Rogue Classification | 179...
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Page 181: Performing Daily Administration In Awms
Perform the following steps to create and configure one or more new triggers. These steps define settings that are required for any type of trigger. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 181...
Page 182 (NMS), or to both. If you select Email, you are prompted to set the sender and recipient email addresses.  182 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 183 “Setting Triggers for RADIUS Authentication Issues” on page 185  “Setting Triggers for IDS Events” on page 186  “Setting Triggers for AWMS Health” on page 186  Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 183...
Page 184: Setting Triggers For Devices
Fragments. See the drop-down field menu in the conditions section of the trigger page for a complete list of parameters. Select Add New Trigger Condition to access these settings. Define at least one condition for this trigger type. 184 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 185: Setting Triggers For Discovery
Repeat this procedure for as many triggers and conditions as desired. Refer to the start of “Creating New Triggers” on page 181 to create a new trigger. Setting Triggers for RADIUS Authentication Issues Perform the following steps to configure RADIUS-related triggers. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 185...
Page 186: Setting Triggers For Ids Events
AWMS server has met or surpassed a defined threshold. Select Add New Trigger Condition to specify the disk usage characteristics that trigger an alert. Dell recommends setting one of these triggers at 90%, so you receive a warning before AMP suffers performance degradation due to lack of disk space.
Page 187: Delivering Triggered Alerts
AWMS user. The detailed list displays the MAC address, username, AP, radio, controller, RADIUS server, and time of each event. Alerts can be sorted by any column. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 187...
Page 188: Responding To Alerts
For information about creating AWMS users and AWMS user roles, refer to: “Creating AWMS Users” on page 43  “Creating AWMS User Roles” on page 44  188 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 189: Overview Of The Users Pages
In more recent versions of AWMS, the Users > Connected page includes SSID information for users, and can display wired users using remote Access Point (RAP) devices in tunnel and split-tunnel mode. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 189...
Page 190 Displays the type of authentication employed by the user: WPA2 (EAP-PEAP) is the standard setting.  EAP is reported by Dell PowerConnect W devices and Cisco VxWorks via SNMP traps.  RADIUS accounting servers integrated with AWMS will provide the RADIUS Accounting Auth type.
Page 191: Supporting Guest Wlan Users With The Users > Guest Users Page
Supporting Guest WLAN Users With the Users > Guest Users Page AWMS supports guest user provisioning for Dell PowerConnect W and Cisco WLC devices. This allows frontline staff such as receptionists or help desk technicians to grant wireless access to WLAN visitors or other temporary personnel.
Page 192 5. To add a new guest user, select Add, and complete the fields illustrated in Figure 133. Table 113 above describes most fields. The first three fields are required, and the remaining fields are optional. 192 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 193: Supporting Rfid Tags With The Users > Tags Page
Displays the vendor of the tag (Aeroscout, PanGo and Newbury)—display all or filter by type. Battery Level Displays battery information—filterable in drop-down menu at the top of the column; is not displayed for Aeroscout tags. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 193...
Page 194: Evaluating And Diagnosing User Status And Issues
If you have deployed Dell PowerConnect W controllers and have WMS Offload enabled on the network, the Users > User Detail page allows you to classify the device in the Device Information section, and to push this configuration to the Dell PowerConnect W controllers that govern the devices.
Page 195: Using The Deauthenticate User Feature
Some displays of the User > User Detail page include the Deauthenticate User feature in the Current Association field. Specifically, those displays are for devices which support this operation, namely Dell and Cisco WLC with firmware version v4.0.0.0 or later.
Page 196  may indicate interference and congestion. One response is to assign a different channel to the AP manually or by using Adaptive Radio Management (ARM). 196 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 197 Summary Figure 140 Users > Diagnostics > 802.11 Counters Summary Illustration NOTE: This section is supported for Cisco and Dell PowerConnect W devices. For additional information, select the link to the device on this page. Radios That The Radios That Can Hear This User section shows the radios that reported the signal from this client, and Can Hear This displays statistics.
Page 198: Managing Mobile Devices With Soti Mobicontrol And Awms
Device Type, OS, and OS version are retrieved from MobiControl and populated to the Users > User Detail page for supported mobile devices. A View device in SOTI MobiControl link provides direct 198 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 199: Accessing Mobicontrol From The Users > User Detail Page
To view your overall network health, navigate to Home > Overview page. Figure 142 illustrates this page, and Table 117 describes the contents. The information that displays varies depending on your role. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 199...
Page 200 AP. This is also the case if you select Incidents and view incident details. To view all incidents including those not associated to an AP, go to Helpdesk > Incidents. 200 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 201: Viewing And Updating License Information
Please be aware that you cannot enter multiple licenses. To combine multiple license entitlements into one new license, contact Dell support. Figure 143 Home > License Page Illustration Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 201...
Page 202: Searching Awms With The Home > Search Page
IP address of all the APs, as well as the client MAC, VPN user, User, LAN IP and VPN IP fields. Figure illustrates this page. Figure 144 Home > Search Page Illustration with Sample Hits on “00:” 202 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 203: Accessing Awms Documentation
Figure 145 Home > Documentation Page Illustration If you have any questions that are not answered by the documentation, please contact Dell support. Configuring Your Own User Information with the Home > User Info Page The Home > User Info page displays information about the user that is logged into AWMS. This page includes the authentication type (local user, RADIUS, or TACACS+) and access level.
Page 204 Specifies the minimum classification that will cause a device to be included in the rogue count header information. Customize Header Columns Enables/disables the ability to control which statistics hyperlinks are displayed at the top of every AWMS screen. 204 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 205: Monitoring And Supporting Awms With The System Pages
System > Performance—Displays basic AWMS hardware information as well as resource usage over time.  Refer to “Using the System > Performance Page” on page 208. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 205...
Page 206: Using The System > Status Page
The link diagnostics.tar.gz contains reports and logs that are helpful to Dell support in troubleshooting and  solving problems. Your Dell support representative may ask for this file along with other logs that are linked on this page. Similarly, the VisualRFdiag.zip link contains VisualRF diagnostic information that might be requested by ...
Page 207: Using The System > Event Log Page
Schedule configuration change jobs are summarized on the System > Configuration Change Jobs page. Perform the following steps to use this page, illustrated in Figure 149. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 207...
Page 208: Using The System > Performance Page
System Information  Performance Graphs  Database Statistics  Disk Usage  Figure 150 illustrates this page and Table 122 describes fields and information displayed. 208 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 209 Figure 150 System > Performance Page Illustration (Partial Screen) Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 209...
Page 210 The five largest tables in AWMS. Degraded performance has been noticed for in some cases for tables over 200,000 rows. Dell PowerConnect W recommends decreasing the length of time client data is stored on the AWMS page if a user/client table exceeds 250,000 rows.
Page 211: Supporting Awms Servers With The Master Console
Increasing the polling period settings on the Groups > Basic page.  Increasing the polling period time for groups with routers and switches.  Adding additional memory to the server. Please consult the sizing information in the latest edition of the Dell  PowerConnect W AirWave Sizing Guide from support.dell.com/manuals or contact Dell support for the latest recommendations.
Page 212: Using The Public Portal On Master Console
Adding a Managed AMP with the Master Console Perform the following steps to add a managed AWMS console. 1. Navigate to the Home > Managed AMPs page. 212 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 213: Using Global Groups With Master Console
Save and Apply. Note that the MC doesn't push anything when you create new subscriber groups; the copy of the Global Group already on the managed AMP provides the information. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 213...
Page 214: Upgrading Awms
Figure 153 System > Backups Page Illustration To download a backup file, select the filename URL and the File Download popup page appears. 214 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 215: Running Backup On Demand
AMPs to verify that each is up and running. If the watched AWMS is unreachable for the specified number of polls, the Failover AWMS automatically restores the most recent saved backup from the watched AWMS and begins polling its APs. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 215...
Page 216: Navigation Section Of Awms Failover
The Failover AWMS needs HTTPS access to the watched AMPs. Username None A username with management rights on the watched AWMS. Password None The password for the username with management rights specified above. 216 | Performing Daily Administration in AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 217 The amount of time between polls of the Watched AWMS. Missed Poll None The number of polls that can be missed before the failover AWMS will begin actively Threshold monitoring the Watched AWMS APs. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AWMS | 217...
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Page 219: Chapter 9 Creating, Running, And Emailing Reports
Run Now (visible from the expanded Report Definitions menu) allows immediate running of a custom  report as soon as you set the parameters. You must save its definition separately, if you want to remember the parameters. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 219...
Page 220 Allows you to run any report that has been defined on the spot without saving settings or creating a new report definition. Saves report definition you just created. Figure 154 Reports > Definition Page Illustration (Split View) 220 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 221: Reports > Generated Page Overview
Generated reports configured for the current role and for additional roles  Generated reports for other roles  The latest daily reports for immediate online viewing  Figure 156 Reports > Generated Page Example Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 221...
Page 222: Using Daily Reports
3. By default, the Custom option will be selected in the Type drop-down menu, and the Custom Options section appears below as shown in Figure 158. 222 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 223: Using The Capacity Planning Report
“Using the Network Usage Report” on page 232 for additional bandwidth information. The following figures and Table 128 illustrate and describe the contents of the Capacity Planning Report. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 223...
Page 224 Table 128 Capacity Planning Report Fields and Contents, Top Portion Field Description Device The device type or name. Interface The type of 802.11 wireless service supported by the device. 224 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 225: Using The Configuration Audit Report
6. You can display archived configuration about a given device from the Detail page. Select Show Archived Device Configuration. Figure 160 Table 129 illustrate and describe the general Configuration Audit report and related contents. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 225...
Page 226: Using The Device Summary Report
 support the highest numbers of users. This list provides links to additional information or configuration pages for each device to make adjustments, as desired. 226 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 227 Group or Folder. Figure 161 Table 130 illustrate and describe the Reports > Generated > Device Summary Detail page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 227...
Page 228: Using The Device Uptime Report
Total average uptime by SNMP and ICMP  Average uptime by device group  Average uptime by device folder  228 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 229: Using The Ids Events Report
Selecting the AP device or controller name takes you to the APs/Devices > List page. Figure 163 Table 132 illustrate and describe the Reports > Generated > IDS Events Detail page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 229...
Page 230: Using The Inventory Report
Firmware Version Summary—Lists the firmware version for all firmware used on the network.  Model Summary—Lists the model numbers for all devices or firmware on the network.  230 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 231: Using The Memory And Cpu Utilization Report
To create a scheduled and generated report of this type, refer to “Using Daily Reports” on page 222. illustrates the Reports > Detail page for this report. Figure 165 Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 231...
Page 232: Using The Network Usage Report
The New Rogue Devices Report summarizes rogue device information including the following categories of information: Rogue devices by RAPIDS classification—described in “Using RAPIDS and Rogue Classification” on page 165  232 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 233 Figure 167 New Rogue Devices Report Illustration The rogue device inventories that comprise this report contain many fields, described in Table 133. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 233...
Page 234: Using The New Users Report
This report covers the user identifier, the associated role when known, device information and more. The report definition can filter on connection mode (wired, wireless or both). 234 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 235: Using The Pci Compliance Report
Reports > Generated page. Figure 169 illustrates the fields and information in the most recent PCI Compliance Report. Figure 169 PCI Compliance Report Illustration Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 235...
Page 236: Using The Port Usage Report
The RADIUS Authentication Issues Report contains issues that may appear with controllers, RADIUS servers, and users. Figure 171 illustrates the fields and information in the RADIUS Authentication Issues Report. 236 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 237: Using The Rf Health Report
If an RF Health Report has not been generated before, you can create it by following the instructions on the Defining Reports section of this chapter. Figure 172 illustrates a sample RF Health Report. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 237...
Page 238 Figure 172 Daily RF Health Report Page Illustration All tables indicate the rank, device type, number of users, bandwidth, location, controller, folder, and group, and 238 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 239: Using The Rogue Containment Audit Report
 VLAN  Cipher  Summary  Sessions  User  The figures that follow illustrate the fields and information in the User Session Report. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 239...
Page 240 Figure 174 User Session Detail > Connection Mode Information Figure 175 User Session Detail > SSID Information 240 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 241 Figure 176 User Session Detail > Role Information Figure 177 User Session Detail > VLAN Information Figure 178 User Session Detail > Cipher Information Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 241...
Page 242: Defining Reports
Description Title Empty Enter a Report Title. Dell PowerConnect W recommends using a title that is a meaningful and descriptive, so it may be found easily on the lists of reports that appear on either Generated or Definitions pages. Type Capacity Choose the type of report you wish to create in the Report Type drop-down menu.
Page 243 In the report restrictions section you can customize any detailed information contained in a chosen report. Figure shows a sample Report Restrictions page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 243...
Page 244 Summarizes usage for controllers for defined top number of CPU Utilization Report devices; can be run with or without per-CPU details and details about device memory usage. 244 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 245: Emailing And Exporting Reports
If AWMS sits behind a firewall, which prevents it from sending email directly to the specified recipient, use the following procedure to forward email to a smarthost. 1. Add the following line to /etc/postfix/main.cf relayhost = [mail.example.com] Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports | 245...
Page 246: Exporting Reports To Xml Or Csv
Transferring Reports Using FTP Once reports are generated, you can also copy them to any FTP-accessible destination using a sample script. Contact Dell support for more information. 246 | Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 247: Using The Awms Helpdesk
For a complete list of incidents, or to open a new incident, navigate to the Helpdesk > Incidents page. Figure illustrates the components of the AWMS Helpdesk Incidents page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Using the AWMS Helpdesk | 247...
Page 248 Use the AMP Setup > General page and the Historical Data Retention page. Using the Closed Helpdesk Incidents field, set the number of days that AWMS is to retain records of closed Helpdesk incidents. Settings this value to 0 disables this function. 248 | Using the AWMS Helpdesk Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 249: Creating A New Incident With Helpdesk
Helpdesk icons appear at the top of other AWMS pages, allowing graphical snapshots and other records to be associated to existing incidents. These appear next to the Help link. Refer to Figure 184. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Using the AWMS Helpdesk | 249...
Page 250: Creating New Snapshots Or Incident Relationships
AWMS. Selecting the snapshot description opens a popup window to display the screenshot. Figure 185 illustrates these GUI tools. Figure 185 Relationships and Snapshots on the Incident Edit Page 250 | Using the AWMS Helpdesk Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 251: Using The Helpdesk Tab With An Existing Remedy Server
To view Remedy incidents in AWMS, navigate to the Helpdesk > Incidents tab. Figure 187 illustrates the appearance and Table 141 describes the components of this page. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Using the AWMS Helpdesk | 251...
Page 252 AWMS or to search Remedy customers remotely. Impact 1 - Extensive/Widespread (default)  2 - Significant/Large  3 - Moderate/Limited  4- Minor/Localized  252 | Using the AWMS Helpdesk Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 253 Snapshots can also be related to Remedy incidents as described above. However, snapshots are only stored locally on the AWMS server—they are not pushed to the Remedy server. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Using the AWMS Helpdesk | 253...
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Page 255: Appendix A Package Management For Awms
Package Management for AWMS Yum for AWMS This appendix describes the Yum packaging management system. Dell PowerConnect W recommends running Yum to ensure your packages are up to date, and so that your AWMS is as secure as possible if you are running RHEL 5 or CentOS 5.
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Page 257: Appendix B Third-Party Security Integration For Awms
17. To verify and view the log files on AWMS, proceed to System > Event Log. ReefEdge Integration A ReefEdge security scheme for AWMS has the following prerequisites: ReefEdge version 3.0.3 or higher  Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Third-Party Security Integration for AWMS | 257...
Page 258: Reefedge Configuration
1. Log in to the Access Control Server via HTTP with proper credentials. 2. Navigate to the Rights > Authentication Policies configuration page. 3. Select Authentication Services. 258 | Third-Party Security Integration for AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 259 13. Select the Enable RADIUS Accounting RFC-2866 check box. 14. Enter Port - 1813 for RFC-2866. 15. To verify and view the log files on AWMS, proceed to System > Event Log. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Third-Party Security Integration for AWMS | 259...
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Page 261: Appendix C Access Point Notes
Bits per second (baud): 9600  Data bits: 8  Parity: None  Stop bits: 1  Flow Control: Xon/Xoff  6. Click OK. 7. Press Enter. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Access Point Notes | 261...
Page 262: Determining The Boot-Block Version
The following message appears while the AP starts the firmware: Inflating <firmware file name>. 8. When the Express Setup screen appears, begin reconfiguring the AP using the terminal emulator or an Internet browser. 262 | Access Point Notes Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 263: Resetting The Ap (For Boot-Block Versions 11.07 And Higher)
%enabled% ssid OpenSSID dfs band 3 block speed basic-6.0 9.0 basic-12.0 18.0 basic-24.0 36.0 48.0 54.0 channel %channel% station-role root bridge-group 1 Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Access Point Notes | 263...
Page 264: Speed Issues Related To Cisco Ios Firmware Upgrades
5. AWMS pushes the configuration if necessary to restore the desired configuration. Some firmware upgrades reconfigure settings. Cisco IOS access points take longer than most access points because their firmware is larger. 264 | Access Point Notes Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 265: Appendix D Initiating A Support Connection
The connection can be configured to run on 22, 80, 443 and a few other ports if necessary. Please contact Dell support if you need to make any changes. CAUTION: Initiating the support connection will create a point to point tunnel between AWMS and a support server at Dell. Procedure Perform these steps to initiate a support connection for AWMS: 1.
Page 266 266 | Initiating a Support Connection Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 267: Appendix E Cisco Clean Access Integration (Perfigo)
2. Map the following attributes to corresponding data elements: Framed_IP_Address = "User IP" User_Name = "LocalUser" Calling_Station_ID = "User MAC" NOTE: These attribute element pairs are mandatory for username display within AWMS. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Cisco Clean Access Integration (Perfigo) | 267...
Page 268 268 | Cisco Clean Access Integration (Perfigo) Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 269: Appendix Fhp Insight Install Instructions For Awms Servers
(fourth and fifth column). 12. Connect to the server using and the username and password that you https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:2381 created in steps 9 and 10. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide HP Insight Install Instructions for AWMS Servers | 269...
Page 270 270 | HP Insight Install Instructions for AWMS Servers Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 271: Appendix G Installing Awms On Vmware Esx (3I V. 3.5)
AWMS virtual machine with either a physical CD or a ISO image file, the installation process with this method is identical to the steps outlined in the AirWave Wireless Management Suite Quick Start Guide in Home > Documentation. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Installing AWMS on VMware ESX (3i v. 3.5) | 271...
Page 272: Awms Post-Installation Issues On Vmware
6. During the text-based VMware Tools install, select all default options. 7. Reboot the virtual machine once the VMware Tools install is complete. 272 | Installing AWMS on VMware ESX (3i v. 3.5) Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 273: Appendix H Third-Party Copyright Information
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.  Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Third-Party Copyright Information | 273...
Page 274 STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 274 | Third-Party Copyright Information Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 275: Crypt::des Perl Module (Used By Net::snmp)
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Third-Party Copyright Information | 275...
Page 276: Perl-Net-Ip
THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. SWFObject v. 1.5: blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/ Flash Player detection and embed - SWFObject is (c) 2007 Geoff Stearns and is released under the MIT License 276 | Third-Party Copyright Information Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 277: Mod_Auth_Tacacs - Tacacs+ Authentication Module
ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Third-Party Copyright Information | 277...
Page 278 278 | Third-Party Copyright Information Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 279: Index
........251 CSV File ..............114 Hirschmann.............. 149 host name assigning host name dashboard ..........20 customizing display ..........32 HP ProCurve ..........77, 89, 149 date and time Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Index | 279...
Page 280 ........ 97 SSIDs ................. 83 defining a scan ............. 109 executing a scan ........... 110 Symbol ............78, 91, 149 getting started with ..........27 hardware requirements ........... 17 280 | Index Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...
Page 281 ..............24 RAPIDS > Rogue APs (Detail), Score Override ..178 Reports ..............24 Reports > Definitions ........221, 242 Reports > Generated > Port Utilization Report ..236 sections Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide Index | 281...
Page 282 282 | Index Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | User Guide...

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Installing AWMS

Chapter 3 Configuring AWMS

Chapter 4 Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS

Chapter 5 Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices

Chapter 6 Creating and Using Templates

Chapter 7 Using RAPIDS and Rogue Classification

Chapter 8 Performing Daily Administration in AWMS

Chapter 9 Creating, Running, and Emailing Reports

Chapter 10 Using the AWMS Helpdesk

Appendix A Package Management for AWMS

Appendix B Third-Party Security Integration for AWMS

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