Setting Triggers For Interfaces And Radios; Setting Triggers For Discovery - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

Table 108 Device Trigger Types (Continued)
Option
Device Uplink
Status
b. Repeat this procedure for as many triggers and conditions as desired. Refer to the start of
Triggers" on page 187

Setting Triggers for Interfaces and Radios

To configure radio- and interface-related triggers, choose a trigger type from the Interfaces/Radios category,
listed in the Type drop-down menu.
settings.
Table 109 Radio-Related Trigger Types
Radio Trigger Options
Radio Down
802.11 Frame Counters
802.11 QoS Counters
Interface Usage
Channel Utilization

Setting Triggers for Discovery

Perform the following steps to configure triggers related to device discovery.
a. Choose a trigger type from the Discovery category, listed in the Type drop-down menu. See
Table 110 Discovery Trigger Types and Condition Settings
Discovery Trigger Options
New Device Discovered
b. Repeat this procedure for as many triggers and conditions as desired. Refer to the start of
Triggers" on page 187
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Description
This trigger deploys whenever a RAP's active uplink changes from Ethernet to USB or vice versa. The
corresponding events are captured in a RAP's APs/Devices > Monitor page.
to create a new trigger.
Table 109
Description
Indicates that a device's radio is down on the network. Once you choose this trigger type, select
Add New Trigger Condition to create at least one condition. This type requires that a radio
capability be set as a condition. The Value drop-down menu supports several condition options.
Enables monitoring of traffic levels. There are multiple rate-related parameters for which you
define conditions including ACK Failures, Retry Rate, and Rx Fragment Rate. See the Option
drop-down menu in the Conditions section of the trigger page for a complete list of parameters.
Select Add New Trigger Condition to access these settings. Define at least one condition for this
trigger type.
Enables monitoring of Quality of Service (QoS) parameters on the network, according to traffic
type. The rate of different parameters includes ACK Failures, Duplicated Frames and
Transmitted Fragments. See the drop-down field menu in the conditions section of the trigger
page for a complete list of parameters. Select Add New Trigger Condition to access these
settings. Define at least one condition for this trigger type.
Interface labels defined on the trigger page will be used to set up triggers on one or more
interfaces and/or radios. Available conditions are Device Type, Interface Description, Interface
Label, Interface Mode, Interface Speed In (Mbps), Interface Speed Out (Mbps), Interface Type,
and Radio Type.
Indicates that channel utilization has crossed particular thresholds. Available conditions are
Interference (%), Radio Type, Time Busy (%), Time Receiving (%), and Time Transmitting (%).
Description
This trigger type flags the discovery of a new AP, router or switch connected to the network
(an device that AirWave can monitor and configure). Once you choose this trigger type,
select Add New Trigger Condition to specify a Device Type (Access Point, Controller,
Remote AP, or Router/Switch)
to create a new trigger.
itemizes and describes the radio trigger types and condition
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