Save, Save And Apply, And Revert Buttons; Folders, Users, And Visibility; Additional Concepts And Benefits; Scheduling Configuration Changes - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Configuration Manual

Figure 12 Overriding a Controller Profile

Save, Save and Apply, and Revert Buttons

Several
These buttons function as follows:
Save
the configuration at a later time. If you use this button, you may see the following alert on other Aruba
Configuration pages. You can apply the configuration when all changes are complete at a later time.
Figure 13 Unapplied Aruba Configuration Changes Message
Save and Apply
modes. For example, you must click
devices immediately if the controller is in
compares the current device configuration with the new desired configuration. For additional
information and instructions about using
Configurations to Controllers" on
Revert

Folders, Users, and Visibility

Access and edit folders and visibility using the
and Aruba AP Groups are assigned to folders. Folders allow you to set the visibility for controller
information, and to set read/write privileges as required.
As one example, it may be necessary to provide AWMS users with RF radio parameters while restricting
access to SSID profiles.

Additional Concepts and Benefits

Scheduling Configuration Changes

You can schedule deployment of Aruba Configuration to minimize impact on network performance. For
example, configuration changes can be accumulated over time by using
Monitor
to "Pushing Device Configurations to Controllers" on
AWMS pushes configuration settings that are defined in the GUI to the Aruba Controllers as a set of CLI
commands using Secure Shell (SSH). No controller reboot is required.

Auditing and Reviewing Configurations

AWMS supports auditing or reviewing in these ways.
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or pages in Aruba Configuration include the
—This button saves a configuration but does not apply it, allowing you to return to complete or apply
—This button saves and applies the configuration with reference to Manage and Monitor
—This button cancels out of a new configuration or reverts back to the last saved configuration.
mode, then pushing all configuration changes at one time by putting devices in
Save and Apply
for a configuration profile to propagate to all
Manage
mode. If you have devices in
Manage Monitor
and
page 36.
Folder
column on the
page 36.
Save Save and Apply
, , and
Monitor
modes, refer to "Pushing Device
Groups > Aruba Config
Save and Apply
Manage
Aruba Configuration in AWMS |
Revert
buttons.
mode, AWMS
page. Profiles
for devices in
mode. Refer
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