Chapter 17 Airwave Integration And Management; Airwave Features; Image Management; Iap And Client Monitoring - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP175P User Manual

Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave is a solution for managing rapidly changing wireless networks. The easy-to-use
interface and user-centric approach lets you to easily solve any connectivity issues. It allows you to efficiently and
remotely manage and monitor enterprise wireless LAN. It allows you to monitor and change wireless LAN
settings, generate compliance reports, locate users and IAPs, and diagnose problems from any Internet
connection. Dell IAPs communicate with AirWave using the HTTPS protocol. This allows an AirWave server to
be deployed in the cloud across a NAT device such as a router.

AirWave Features

This section describes the AirWave features that are available in the Dell Instant network.

Image Management

AirWave allows updating the firmware on WLAN devices by defining a minimum acceptable firmware version for
each make and model of a device. It remotely distributes the firmware image to the WLAN devices that require
updates, and also schedules the firmware updates such that updating is completed without the necessity to
manually monitor the devices.
The following models can be used to upgrade the firmware:
Automatic: In this model, the Virtual Controller (VC) periodically checks for newer updates from a
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configured URL, and automatically initiates upgrade of the network.
Manual: In this model, the user can manually start a firmware upgrade on a VC by VC basis, or can set desired
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firmware preference per group of devices.

IAP and Client Monitoring

AirWave allows you to find any IAP or client on the wireless network and to see real-time monitoring views. These
monitoring views can be used to aggregate critical information and high-end monitoring information.
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