Chapter 5 Discovering, Adding, And Managing Devices; Device Discovery Overview; Discovering And Adding Devices - 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 105
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"Discovering and Adding Devices" on page 105
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"Monitoring Devices" on page 114
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"Configuring and Managing Devices" on page 131
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"Troubleshooting a Newly Discovered Down Device" on page 142
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"Setting up Dell Spectrum Analysis in AMP" on page 143
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Device Discovery Overview

Once you have deployed AMP on the network, the next step is to discover all existing devices connected to your
network.
AMP 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 > Discover page. See
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)—AMP 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 110
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"Adding Multiple Devices from a CSV File" on page 112
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"Adding Universal Devices" on page 113
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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 AMP. To add the thin APs, refer to
Devices to AMP from APs/Devices > New Page" on

Discovering and Adding Devices

This section describes the following topics:
"SNMP/HTTP Scanning" on page 106
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"Enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)" on page 109
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"Authorizing Devices to AMP from APs/Devices > New Page" on page 109
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"Manually Adding Individual Devices" on page 110
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