Local Controller Discovery; Thin Ap Discovery - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Manual

CAUTION: If you are using SNMPv3 and the controller's date/time is incorrect, the SNMP agent will not respond to SNMP
requests from AMP SNMP manager. This will result in the controller and all of its downstream access points showing as Down
in AMP.
6. Assign controller to a Group & Folder.
7. Ensure Monitor Only option is selected.
8. Select Add.
9. Navigate to APs/Devices > New page.
10. Select the Dell PowerConnect W Master controller you just added from the list of new devices.
11. Ensure Monitor Only option is selected.
12. Select Add.

Local Controller Discovery

Local controllers are added to AMP via the Master controller, by a discovery scan, or manually added in Device
Setup > Add. After waiting for the Thin AP Polling Period interval or executing a Poll Now command from the
APs/Devices > Monitor page, the Local controllers will appear on the APs/Devices > New page.
Add the Local controller to Group defined previously. Within AMP, Local controllers can be split away from the
Master controller's Group.
NOTE: Local Controller Discovery/monitoring may not work as expected if Airwave is unable to communicate directly with the
target device. Be sure and update any ACL/Firewall rules to allow AirWave to communicate with your network equipment.

Thin AP Discovery

Thin APs are discovered via the Local controller. After waiting for the Thin AP Polling Period or executing a Poll
Now command from the APs/Devices > Monitor page, thin APs will appear on the APs/Devices > New page.
Add the thin APs to the Group defined previously. Within Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave, thin APs can be split
away from the controller's Group. You can split thin APs into multiple Groups if required.
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