Integrating Amp With An Existing Network Management Solution (Nms) - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

2. Select Add to create a new ACS server, or select a pencil icon to edit an existing server. To delete an ACS
server, select that server and select Delete. When selecting Add or edit, the Details page appears, as
illustrated in
Figure 33 AMP Setup > ACS > Add/Edit Details Page Illustration
3. Complete the settings on AMP Setup > ACS > Add/Edit Details.
Table 35 AMP Setup > ACS > Add/Edit Details Fields and Default Values
Field
IP/Hostname
Protocol
Port
Username
Password
Polling Period
4. Select Add to finish creating the new ACS server, or Save to finish editing an existing ACS server.
5. The ACS server must have logging enabled for passed authentications. Enable the Log to CSV Passed
Authentications report option, as follows:
Log in to the ACS server, select System Configuration, then in the Select frame, select Logging.
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Under Enable Logging, select CSV Passed Authentications. The default logging options function and
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support AMP. These include the two columns AMP requires: User-Name and Caller-ID.
What Next?
Go to additional tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.
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Complete the required configurations in this chapter before proceeding.
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Integrating AMP with an Existing Network Management Solution (NMS)

This is an optional configuration. The AMP Setup > NMS configuration page allows AMP to integrate with
other Network Management Solution (NMS) consoles. This configuration enables advanced and interoperable
functionality as follows:
AMP can forward WLAN-related SNMP traps to the NMS, or AMP can send SNMPv1 or SNMPv2 traps to
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the NMS.
AMP can be used in conjunction with Hewlett-Packard's ProCurve Manager.
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Figure 33.
Default Description
None Sets the DNS name or the IP address of the ACS Server.
HTTP Launches a drop-down menu specifying the protocol AMP uses when it polls the ACS server.
2002 Sets the port through which AMP communicates with the ACS.
AMP generally communicates via SNMP traps on port 162.
None Sets the Username of the account AMP uses to poll the ACS server.
None Sets the password of the account AMP uses to poll the ACS server.
10 min Launches a drop-down menu that specifies how frequently AMP polls the ACS server for
username information.
Table 35 describes these fields:
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