Enabling or Disabling Management of a Switch by
WLAN Management Software
The Devices tab lists managed switches and unmanaged switches separately. Managed switches can be
deployed to the network and can be monitored by WLAN Management Software Services. Unmanaged
switches can be configured in WLAN Management Software but cannot be deployed to the network or
monitored by WLAN Management Software Services.
To enable switches to be managed by WLAN Management Software
1
Select the Devices tool bar option.
2
At the bottom of the Task List panel, select Device Operations.
3
In the Managed Devices list, select the WSSs you want to manage.
To select more than one WSS, click Shift while clicking to select contiguous items, or click
Ctrl while clicking to select noncontiguous items.
4
In the Task List panel, select Manage Device.
To disable management of switches by WLAN Management Software
1
Select the Devices tool bar option.
2
At the bottom of the Task List panel, select Device Operations.
3
In the Managed Devices list, select the WSSs you want to stop managing with WLAN
Management Software.
To select more than one WSS, click Shift while clicking to select contiguous items, or click
Ctrl while clicking to select noncontiguous items.
4
In the Task List panel, select Unmanage Device.
Viewing the Operation Log
The operation log displays information about the operations you perform using the Devices options.
To display the operation log
1
Select the Devices tool bar option.
2
At the bottom of the Task List panel, select Device Operations.
3
In the Task List panel, select View Operation Log.
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