Setting Triggers For Discovery - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

e. Repeat this procedure for as many triggers and conditions as desired. Refer to the start of
Triggers" on page 214

Setting Triggers for Discovery

After completing steps 1-3 in
configuration of triggers related to device discovery.
a. If you have not already done so, choose a trigger type from the Discovery category, listed in the Type
drop-down menu. See
and condition settings for each discovery trigger
Table 114 Discovery Trigger Types and Condition Settings
Discovery Trigger Options
New Devices Discovered
New Rogue Device Detected
b. Delete conditions as desired by clicking the trash can icon to the right of the condition to be removed.
c. Click Save. The trigger appears on your next viewing of the System > Triggers page with all other active
triggers.
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to create a new trigger.
"Creating New Triggers" on page
Figure 142. Table 114 itemizes and describes the Discovery-related trigger types,
Description
This trigger type flags the discovery of a new and manageable AP, router or switch
connected to the network (an AP that AWMS can monitor and configure). Once you choose
this trigger type, click Add New Trigger Condition to specify a device type.
The following example illustrates the Add Condition section for a New Devices Discovered
trigger.
Figure 147 Sample of Condition for New Device Discovered Trigger Type
This trigger type indicates that a device has been discovered with the specified Rogue
Score. Ad-hoc devices can be excluded automatically from this trigger by selecting the Yes
button. See "Using RAPIDS and Rogue Classification" on page 195
score definitions and discovery methods.
Once you choose this trigger type, click Add New Trigger Condition to create one or more
conditions. A condition for the Rogue Detected trigger enables you to specify the nature of
the rogue device in multiple ways.
All menus change according to the setting you define in the Options drop-down menu.
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You can define the rogue trigger according to the device type or according to the rogue
score, or both if you set two or more conditions. See the Options drop-down menu for
these choices.
You can define the discovery of a rogue device according to whether it meets certain
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mathematical parameters, or whether it is or is not a specific device type. See the
Condition drop-down menu for these options, and note that they change according to
your choice in the Options drop-down menu.
You can define either the rogue score or the rogue device type in the Value drop-down
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menu, according to what you chose in the Options drop-down menu.
Figure 148 Sample of Trigger Condition for A Rogue Detected Trigger
214, perform the following steps to complete the
type.
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