Supporting Awms Stations With The Master Console; Adding A Managed Amp With The Master Console - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

Supporting AWMS Stations with the Master Console

The Master Console (MC) is used to monitor multiple AWMS stations from one central location. The Master
Console is designed for customers running multiple AWMS servers. Once an AWMS station has been added to
the MC, it will be polled for basic AWMS information.
Reports can be run from the Master Console to display information from multiple AWMS stations; because
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such reports can be extremely large, reports can also be run as summary only so that they generate more
quickly and finish as a manageable file size.
The Master Console can also be used to populate group-level configuration on managed AWMS
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installations using the Global Groups feature.
The Master Console supports:
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The Master Console offers a display of devices that are in a down or error state, anywhere on the network.
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This information is supported on Master Console pages that display device lists, to include Home >
Overview, APs Devices > List, RAPIDS > Rogue APs, and additional such pages.
The Public Portal of the Master Console supports configuration of the iPhone interface. This can be
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configured using the Master Console
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The Master Console and Failover servers can be configured with a Device Down trigger that generates an
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alert if communication is lost to a managed or watched AWMS station. In addition to generating an
alert, the Master Console or Failover server can also send email or NMS notifications about the event.
See
Note: The license key determines if the server will behave as a
The Master Console also contains an optional Public Portal, which allows any user to view basic group-level
data for each managed AWMS. This feature is disabled by default for security reasons, no AWMS or Master
Console login is required to view the public portal. It can be enabled by navigating to the
General and then to the Master Console section. Once enabled, a new Portal tab will appear to the right of the
Groups tab. The URL of the public portal will be https://your.AMP.name/public. When you upgrade to the
latest version of AWMS, the public portal is disabled by default, regardless of the type of license.
Much like the normal Home > Overview page, the Master Console Home > Overview page provides summary
statistics for the entire network at a glance.

Adding a Managed AMP with the Master Console

Perform the following steps to add a managed AWMS console.
1. Navigate to the Home > Managed AMP page.
2. Click the pencil Icon to edit or reconfigure an existing AWMS console.
3. Click the Add New Managed AMP button to create a new AWMS console. The Managed
appears. Complete the settings on this page as described in
Table 124 IP/Hostname Fields and Default Values
Field
Hostname / IP Address
Polling Enabled
Polling Period
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"Monitoring and Supporting AWMS with the System Pages" on
Default
N/A
Yes
5 minutes
page. See "Defining General AWMS Server Settings" on
AWMS
Master Console
Table
Description
Enter the IP address or Hostname of the AWMS server that will be managed.
Enables or disables the Master Console polling of managed AWMS server.
Determines how frequently the Master Console polls the managed AWMS
server.
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or as a standard AWMS server.
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