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 AirWave SNMP manager. This will result in the controller and all of its downstream access points showing as
Down in AirWave.
6. Assign controller to a Group and Folder.
7. Ensure Monitor Only option is selected.
8. Select Add.
9. Navigate to APs/Devices > New page.
10. Select the Dell PowerConnect W-Series 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 AirWave 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 the Group defined previously. Within AirWave, 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 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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