The Shared Secret Key; Entering The Organization String And Airwave Information Into The Iap - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

To create your Organization String, consider the plan of how your Dell PowerConnect W-Instant IAPs are to be
physically distributed. As a best practice, the Organization String should mirror your company's geographical or
internal reporting structure. For example, if you plan to deploy Dell PowerConnect W-Instant in four stores in
two different cities for Acme Corporation, your Organization Strings might look like these:
Acme:New York:Times Square Store
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Acme:New York:Queens Store
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Acme:San Francisco:Sunset Store
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Acme:San Francisco:SOMA Store
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The Shared Secret Key

The Shared Secret key is used by the administrator to manually authorize the first Virtual Controller for an
organization that appears in the APs/Devices > New page in AMP. Any string is acceptable.
NOTE: Always ensure the protection of your organization's shared secret. Knowledge of this shared secret, the organization
string, and communication protocol could allow a rogue device to masquerade as a Dell PowerConnect W-Instant device.
At this point, the admin in our example should send the Organization String, Shared Secret key, and AMP IP
address to the on-site installers setting up Dell PowerConnect W-Instant hardware inside the storefronts.

Entering the Organization String and AirWave Information into the IAP

For the initial IAP/Virtual Controller set up in each location, the on-site installer logs in to the first IAP's web
interface via the Dell PowerConnect W-Instant configuration SSID, and navigates to Settings > AirWave. The
installer then enters the correct Organization String, the AMP IP address, and the Shared Secret key, as shown in
Figure 236.
Figure 236 Dell PowerConnect W-Instant UI: Settings > AirWave
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