Example Use Cases; When To Use Enable Stats; When To Use Wms Offload; When To Use Rtls - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Manual

Example Use Cases

The following are example use cases of integration strategies:

When to Use Enable Stats

You want to pilot AMWS and doesn't want to make major configuration changes to their infrastructure or
manage configuration from AirWave.
NOTE: Enable Stats still pushes a small subset of commands to the controllers via SSH.
See "Enable Stats Utilizing AirWave" on

When to Use WMS Offload

You have older Dell PowerConnect W-Series infrastructure in a master/local environment and their master
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controller is fully taxed. Offloading WMS will increase the capacity of the master controller by offloading
statistic gathering requirements and device classification coordination to AirWave.
You want to use AirWave to distribute client and rogue device classification amongst multiple master
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controllers in a master/local environment or in an All-Masters environment.
See the following topics:
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"WMS Offload with AirWave" on page 18
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"Understanding WMS Offload Impact on Dell PowerConnect W-Series Infrastructure" on page 22
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"WMS Offload Details" on page 37
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When to Use RTLS

A hospital wants to achieve very precise location accuracy (5 -15 feet) for their medical devices which are
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associating to the WLAN.
You want to locate items utilizing WiFi Tags.
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NOTE: RTLS can negatively impact your AirWave server's performance.
See "Leveraging RTLS to Increase Accuracy" on
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When to Define AirWave as a Trap Host

You want to track IDS events within the AirWave UI.
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You are in the process of converting their older third-party WLAN devices to Dell PowerConnect W-Series
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devices and want a unified IDS dashboard for all WLAN infrastructure.
You want to relate Auth failures to a client device, AP, Group of APs, and controller. AirWave provides this
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unique correlation capability.
See "Define AirWave as a Trap Host using ArubaOS CLI" on
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When to use Channel Utilization

You have a minimum version of ArubaOS 6.1.0.0 and AP-105 or AP-135.
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