Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual page 162

Table 88 APs/Devices > Manage > Settings Fields and Default Values
Setting Default
Longitude None
Altitude (meters) None
Group Default Group
Folder Top
Auto Detect Yes
Upstream Device
Down Status None
Message
Administrative Enable
Status
Mode Local
4. Complete additional settings on the APs/Devices > Manage page, to include H-REAP, certificates, radio
settings, and network settings.
Note: For complete listing and discussion of settings applicable only to Aruba devices, see the Aruba AirWave Wireless
Management Suite Configuration Guide for this release.
Table 89 APs/Devices > Manage Page Illustration, Additional Settings
Setting Default
Mesh Role Mesh AP
Mesh Mobility Static
Bridge Role Base Station
Mode of Operation Bridge
Ethernet Interface 100 Mbps Full
Configuration Duplex
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Device Type Description
All Text field for entering the longitude of the device. The longitude is used with the Google
earth integration.
All Text field for entering the altitude of the device when known. This setting is used with the
Google earth integration. Specify altitude in meters.
All Drop-down menu that can be used to assign the device to another Group.
All Drop-down menu that can be used to assign the device to another Group.
All Selecting Yes enables automatic detection of upstream device, which is automatically
updated when the device is polled.
Selecting No displays a drop-down menu of upstream devices.
All Enter a text message that provides information to be conveyed if the device goes down.
All Enables or disables administrative mode for the device.
All Designates the mode in which the device should operate. Options include the following:
Local
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H-REAP
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Monitor
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Rogue Detector
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Sniffer
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Table 89 describes many of the possible fields.
Device Type Description
Mesh Devices Drop-down menu specifies the mesh role for the AP as shown:
Mesh AP —The AP will act like a mesh client. It will use other APs as its uplink to the
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network.
Portal AP —The AP will become a portal AP. It will use a wired connection as its
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uplink to the network and serve it over the radio to other APs.
None —The AP will act like a standard AP. It will not perform any meshing functions
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Mesh Devices Select Static if the AP is static, as in the case of a device mounted on a light pole or in the
ceiling. Select Roaming if the AP is mobile. Two examples would be an AP mounted in a
police car or utility truck.
PTMP/WiMAX Base Station units provide backhaul connections for satellite units, to which wireless
users connect.
PTMP/WiMAX Units that can operate in bridge or router mode.
PTMP/WiMAX Bandwidth rates for uploading and downloading data.
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