Chapter 5 Discovering, Adding, And Managing Devices; Device Discovery Overview; Discovering And Adding Devices; Snmp/Http Scanning - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

This chapter describes how to add, configure and monitor devices, both wired and wireless, and contains the
following sections, corresponding to features of the Device Setup and APs/Devices tabs:
"Device Discovery Overview" on page 107
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"Discovering and Adding Devices" on page 107
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"Monitoring Devices" on page 116
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"Configuring and Managing Devices" on page 132
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"Troubleshooting a Newly Discovered Device with Down Status" on page 143
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"Setting up Dell Spectrum Analysis in AWMS" on page 144
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Device Discovery Overview

Once you have deployed AWMS on the network, the next step is to discover all existing devices connected to
your network.
AWMS allows device discovery in the following ways, all of which are described in this chapter:
SNMP/HTTP discovery scanning—This is the primary method to discover devices on your network,
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configured in the Device Setup > Discovery page. See
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)—AWMS enhances support for CDP by discovering a Cisco device's CDP
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neighbors. See
Manual device entry—This admin-supported method of discovery applies when you know of devices that are
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already on your network. See the following sections for information and procedures:
"Manually Adding Individual Devices" on page 112
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"Adding Multiple Devices from a CSV File" on page 114
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"Adding Universal Devices" on page 115
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Controller-driven device discovery—Thin APs will automatically be discovered in the network and added to
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the New Devices list when you add their controller to AWMS. To add the thin APs, refer to
Devices to AWMS from APs/Devices > New Page" on

Discovering and Adding Devices

This section describes the following topics:

SNMP/HTTP Scanning

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Enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
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Authorizing Devices to AWMS from APs/Devices > New Page
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Manually Adding Individual Devices
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SNMP/HTTP Scanning
SNMP/HTTP discovery scanning is the primary method for discovering devices on your network, including rogue
devices. Enable this scanning method from the Device Setup > Discover page.
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"Enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)" on
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"SNMP/HTTP Scanning" on
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page 107.
"Authorizing