Table Of Contents - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Manual

About this Guide .......................................................................................................................................................3
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | Best Practices Guide
Document Organization..................................................................................................................... 3
Note, Caution and Warning Icons ................................................................................................... 4
Contacting Support ........................................................................................................................... 4
Overview ...............................................................................................................................5
Understanding Dell PowerConnect W Topology .......................................................................... 5
Prerequisites for Integrating Dell PowerConnect W Infrastructure.......................................... 6
Feature Implementation Schedule .................................................................................................. 6
Configuring AWMS for Global Dell PowerConnect W Infrastructure ........................9
Disabling Rate Limiting in AMP Setup > General.......................................................................... 9
Entering Credentials in Device Setup > Communication ........................................................... 10
Setting Up Time Synchronization................................................................................................... 11
Enabling Support for Channel Utilization & Statistics ................................................................ 11
AWMS Setup............................................................................................................................. 11
Controller Setup (Master & Local) ........................................................................................ 12
Configuring a Dell PowerConnect W Group in AWMS ...............................................13
Basic Monitoring Configuration..................................................................................................... 13
Advanced Configuration.................................................................................................................. 14
Discovering Dell PowerConnect W Infrastructure ......................................................15
Discovering Master Controllers..................................................................................................... 15
Local Controller Discovery.............................................................................................................. 17
Thin AP Discovery ............................................................................................................................ 17
AWMS and Dell PowerConnect W Integration Strategies.........................................19
Integration Goals .............................................................................................................................. 19
Example Use Cases.......................................................................................................................... 20
When to Use Enable Stats ...................................................................................................... 20
When to Use WMS Offload .................................................................................................... 20
When to Use RTLS.................................................................................................................... 20
When to Define AWMS as Trap Host ................................................................................... 20
Prerequisites for Integration .......................................................................................................... 21
Enable Stats Utilizing AWMS ......................................................................................................... 21
WMS Offload Utilizing AWMS........................................................................................................ 22
Define AWMS as Trap Host using Dell PowerConnect ArubaOS CLI ..................................... 23
Dell PowerConnect ArubaOS Traps Utilized by AWMS .................................................... 23
Auth Traps ......................................................................................................................... 23
IDS Traps ........................................................................................................................... 23
ARM Traps......................................................................................................................... 24
Ensuring That IDS & Auth Traps Display in AWMS Using CLI ......................................... 24
Understanding WMS Offload Impact on Dell PowerConnect W Infrastructure.................... 26
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