General Configuration Tasks Supporting Wms Offload In Airwave; Additional Information Supporting Wms Offload - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

ArubaOS Version 2.5.4 or later
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AirWave Version 6.0 or later
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The Dell PowerConnect W WMS feature is an enterprise-level hardware device and server architecture with
managing software for security and network policy. There are three primary components of the WMS
deployment:
Air Monitor AP devices establish and monitor RF activity on the network.
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The WMS server manages devices and network activity, to include rogue AP detection and enforcement of
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network policy.
The AirWave graphical user interface (GUI) allows users to access and use the WMS functionality.
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WMS Offload is the ability to place the burden of the WMS server data and GUI functions on AirWave. WMS
master controllers provide this data so that AirWave can support rigorous network monitoring capabilities.

General Configuration Tasks Supporting WMS Offload in AirWave

WMS Offload must be enabled with a six-fold process and related configuration tasks, as follows:
1. Configure WLAN switches for optimal AirWave monitoring.
Disable debugging.
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Ensure AirWave server is a trap receiver host.
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Ensure proper traps are enabled.
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2. Configure AirWave to optimally monitor the AirWave infrastructure.
Enable WMS offload.
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Configure SNMP communication.
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Create a proper policy for monitoring AirWave infrastructure.
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Discover the infrastructure.
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3. Configure device classification.
Set up rogue classification.
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Set up rogue classification override.
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Establish user classification override devices.
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4. Deploy ArubaOS-specific monitoring features.
Enable remote AP and wired network monitoring.
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View controller license information.
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5. Convert existing floor plans to VisualRF, to include the following elements:
AOS
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RF Plan
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6. Use RTLS for increasing location accuracy (optional).
Enable RTLS service on the AirWave server.
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Enable RTLS on ArubaOS Infrastructure.
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Additional Information Supporting WMS Offload

For additional information, including detailed concepts, configuration procedures, restrictions, ArubaOS
infrastructure, and AirWave version differences in support of WMS Offload, refer to the Dell PowerConnect W-
AirWave 7.4 Best Practices Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
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