Supporting Aps With Dell Powerconnect W Configuration; Ap Overrides Guidelines; Changing Adaptive Radio Management (Arm) Settings; Changing Ssid And Encryption Settings - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Configuration Manual

5. As desired, return devices to Monitor mode until the next set of configuration changes is ready to push to
controllers.

Supporting APs with Dell PowerConnect W Configuration

AP Overrides Guidelines

The AP Override component of Dell PowerConnect W Configuration operates with the following principles:
AP devices function within groups that define operational parameters for groups of APs. This is standard
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across all of AirWave.
AP Overrides allows you to change some parameters of any given AP without having to remove that AP from
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the configuration group in which it operates.
The name of any AP Override that you create should be the same as the name of the AP device to which it
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applies. This establishes the basis of all linking to that AP device.
Once you have created an AP Override, you select the WLANs in which it applies.
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Once you have created the AP Override, you can go one step further with the Exclude WLANs option of AP
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Override, which allows you to exclude certain SSIDs from the AP override. For example, if you have a set of
WLANs with several SSIDs available, the Exclude WLANs option allows you to specify which SSIDs to
exclude from the AP Override.
You can also exclude mesh clusters from the AP Override.
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In summary, the AP Override feature prevents you from having to create a new AP group for customized APs that
otherwise share parameters with other APs in a group. AP Override allows you to have less total AP groups than
you might otherwise require.

Changing Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) Settings

You can adjust ARM settings for the radios of a particular Dell PowerConnect W AP Group. To do so, refer to the
following topics that describe ARM in relation to Dell PowerConnect W AP groups and device-level radio
settings:
"Configuring Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups" on page 22
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"Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups" on page 32
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"Profiles > RF > 802.11a/g Radio > ARM" on page 110
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Changing SSID and Encryption Settings

You can adjust SSID and Encryption parameters for devices by adjusting the profiles that define these settings,
then applying those profiles to Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups and WLANs that support them. To do so, refer
to the following topics that describe relevant steps and configuration pages:
"Configuring Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups" on page 22
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"Guidelines and Pages for WLANs in Dell PowerConnect W Configuration" on page 22
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"Profiles > SSID" on page 119
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Changing the Dell PowerConnect W AP Group for an AP Device

You can change the Dell PowerConnect W AP Group to which an AP device is associated. Perform the
following steps to change the AP Group for an AP device:
1. As required, review the Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups currently configured in AirWave. Navigate to the
Dell PowerConnect W Configuration page, and click Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups from the navigation
pane. This page displays and allows editing for all AP Groups that are currently configured in AirWave.
2. Navigate to the APs/Devices > List page to view all devices currently seen by AirWave.
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and related profiles in the Appendix.
Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.5 | Configuration Guide
in the Appendix.