Enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol (Cdp); Authorizing Devices To Awms From Aps/Devices > New Page - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

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What Next?
To authorize one or more devices to a group, see
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Page" on
To delete a device altogether from AWMS, select the corresponding check box for each device, and select
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Delete.
Dell PowerConnect W thin APs can have a Dell PowerConnect W AP Group specified and Cisco thin APs
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can have LWAPP AP Group specified when they are authorized.

Enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)

CDP uses the polling interval configured for each individual Cisco switch or router on the Groups > List page.
AWMS requires read-only access to a router or switch for all subnets that contain wired or wireless devices. The
polling interval is specified on the Group > Basic page.
Authorizing Devices to AWMS from APs/Devices > New Page
Once you have discovered devices on your network, add these devices to a group and specify whether the device is
to be placed in Manage Read/Write or Monitor Only mode. To configure a new group, refer to
"Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS" on
In Manage Read/Write mode, AWMS compares the device's current configuration settings with the Group
configuration settings and automatically updates the device's configuration to match the Group policy.
In Monitor Only mode, AWMS updates the firmware, compares the current configuration with the policy, and
displays any discrepancies on the APs/Devices > Audit page, but does not change the configuration of the device.
CAUTION: Put devices in Monitor Only mode when they are added to a newly established device group. This avoids overwriting
any important existing configuration settings.
Once you have added several devices to the Group, and verified that no unexpected or undesired configuration
changes will be made to the devices, you can begin to put the devices in Manage Read/Write mode using the
APs/Devices > Manage or the Modify these devices link on any list page.
Perform the following steps to add a newly discovered device to a group:
1. Browse to the APs/Devices > New page. The APs/Devices > New page displays all newly discovered devices,
the related controller (when known/applicable) and the device vendor, model, LAN MAC Address, IP Address,
and the date/time of discovery.
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