Using Device Folders (Optional) - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

Using Device Folders (Optional)

The devices on the APs/Devices List pages include List, Up, Down, and Mismatched fields. These devices are
arranged in groups called folders. Folders provide a logical organization of devices unrelated to the configuration
groups of the devices. Using folders, you can quickly view basic statistics about devices. You must use folders if
you want to limit the APs and devices AWMS users can see. Figure 105 and Figure 106 illustrate this component.
Figure 105 APs/Devices > Up Page Example
Folder views are persistent in AWMS. If you select the Top folder and then click the Down link at the top of the
page, you are taken to all of the down devices in the folder.
If you want to see every down device, click the Expand Folders to show all devices link. When the folders are
expanded, you see all of the devices on AWMS that satisfy the criteria of the page. You also see an additional
column that lists the folder containing the AP.
Perform the following steps to add a device folder to AWMS.
1. To add a folder, click the Add New Folder link. Figure 106 illustrates the page that appears.
Figure 106 Folder Creation
2. Enter the name of the new folder.
3. Select the Parent folder.
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