Individual Device Support And Firmware Upgrades - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

You will remain on the same page, but will have the option to make changes to the most commonly edited
settings in batch mode, as shown in
Figure 105 Multiple Interface Editing Page Illustration
AirWave assembles the entire running configuration using templates and your modifications to these pages. For a
more detailed discussion on templates, see

Individual Device Support and Firmware Upgrades

Perform the following steps to configure AP communication settings for individual Dell PowerConnect W-Series
device types.
1. Locate the Device Communication area on the APs/Devices > Manage page.
2. Specify the credentials to be used to manage the AP.
Figure 106 APs/Devices > Manage > Device Communication
NOTE: The Device Communication area may appear slightly different depending on the particular vendor and model of the APs
being used.
3. Enter and confirm the appropriate Auth Password and Privacy Password.
4. You can disable the View AP Credentials link in AirWave by the root user. Contact Dell support at
support.dell.com
5. (Optional.) Enter the appropriate SSH and Telnet credentials if you are configuring Dell, Aruba Networks,
Alcatel-Lucent or any Cisco device except Cisco WLAN controllers.
6. Select Apply, then Confirm Edit to apply the changes to the AP immediately, Schedule to schedule the
changes during a specific time, or Cancel to return to APs/Devices > Manage.
NOTE: Some AP configuration changes may require the AP to be rebooted. Use the Schedule function to schedule these changes
to occur at a time when WLAN users will not be affected.
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Figure 105.
Chapter 6, "Creating and Using Templates" on
for detailed instructions to disable the link.
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