Configuring Acs Servers - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

Configuring ACS Servers

This is an optional configuration. The AMP Setup > ACS page allows AWMS to poll one or more Cisco ACS
servers for wireless username information. When you specify an ACS server, AWMS gathers information about
your networks wireless users. Refer to the
section if you want to use your ACS server to manage your AWMS users.
Perform these steps to configure ACS servers:
1. Navigate to the AMP Setup > ACS page. This page displays current ACS information, as illustrated in
34.
Figure 34
2. Click Add to create a new ACS server, or click a pencil icon to edit an existing server. To delete an ACS server,
select that server and click Delete. When clicking Add or edit, the Details page appears, as illustrated in
Figure
Figure 35
3. Complete the settings on the AMP Setup > ACS > Add/Edit Details page.
Table 34 AMP Setup > ACS > Add/Edit Details Fields and Default Values
Field
IP/Hostname
Protocol
Port
Username
Password
Polling Period
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Default
None
HTTP
2002
None
None
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Description
Sets the DNS name or the IP address of the ACS Server.
Launches a drop-down menu specifying the protocol AWMS uses when it polls
the ACS server.
Sets the port through which AWMS communicates with the ACS.
AWMS generally communicates via SNMP traps on port 162.
Sets the Username of the account AWMS uses to poll the ACS server.
Sets the password of the account AWMS uses to poll the ACS server.
Launches a drop-down menu that specifies how frequently AWMS polls the ACS
server for username information.
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Table 34 describes these fields:
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