Navigation Section - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

Navigation Section

The Navigation Section displays tabs for all main GUI pages within AWMS. The top bar is a static navigation bar
containing tabs for the main components of AWMS, while the lower bar is context-sensitive and displays the
subtabs for the highlighted tab.
Table 6 Components and Subtabs of the AWMS Navigation Screen
Main Tab
Home
Helpdesk
Groups
APs/Devices
Users
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Description
The Home tab provides basic AWMS information including system name,
host name, IP address, current time, running time, and software version.
The Home page also provides a central point for network status
information and monitoring tools, giving graphical display of network
activity, and links to many of the most frequent tools in AWMS. For
additional information, refer to
the Home Pages" on page 199.
The Helpdesk pages provide an interface for support and diagnostic tools.
For additional information refer to
Helpdesk" on page 247.
The Groups pages provide information on the logical "groups" of devices
that have been established for efficient monitoring and configuration. For
additional information, see Chapter 4, "Configuring and Using Device
Groups in AWMS" on page 69.
NOTE: Some of the focused subtabs will not appear for all groups.
Focused subtabs are visible based on the device type field on the
Groups > Basic page. This subtab is the first page to appear when adding
or editing groups.
NOTE: When individual device configurations are specified, device-level
settings override the Group-level settings to which a device belongs.
The APs/Devices pages provide detailed information about all authorized
APs and wireless LAN switches or controllers on the network, including
all configuration and current monitoring data.
These pages interact with several additional pages in AWMS. One
chapter to emphasize the APs/Devices pages is
Adding, and Managing Devices" on
NOTE: When specified, device-level settings override the default Group-
level settings.
The Users pages provide detailed information about all client devices and
users currently associated to the WLAN. For additional information, refer
to "Monitoring and Supporting WLAN Users" on
"Monitoring and Supporting AWMS with
Chapter 10, "Using the AWMS
Chapter 5, "Discovering,
page 107.
page 188.
Subtabs
Overview
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Search
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Documentation

License

User Info

Incidents

Setup
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List
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Focused Subtabs
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Monitor

Basic

Templates

Security

SSIDs

AAA Servers

Radio

Dell Config

Cisco WLC Config
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PTMP

Proxim Mesh

MAC ACL

Firmware

Compare

List

New

Up

Down

Mismatched

Ignored
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Focused Subtabs
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Manage

Interfaces

Audit

Compliance

Containment Status

Connected
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All
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Guest Users

User Detail

Diagnostics
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Tags
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