Overview; Prerequisites For Integrating Dell Powerconnect W Infrastructure - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Manual

Overview

This document provides best practices for leveraging the Dell PowerConnect W AirWave Wireless
Management Suite (AWMS) to monitor and manage your Dell PowerConnect infrastructure. The Dell
PowerConnect W infrastructure provides a wealth of functionality (firewall, VPN, remote AP, IDS, IPS,
and ARM) as well as an abundance of statistical information. Follow the simple guidelines in this
document to garner the full benefit of the Dell PowerConnect W infrastructure.
Minimum Requirements
Dell PowerConnect W AWMS version 7.0 or higher
Dell PowerConnect 5.0 or higher or ArubaOS 3.x or higher
Understanding Dell Topology
Here is a typical Master-Local deployment
Figure 1 Typical Dell PowerConnect W Deployment
Note: There should never be a Local controller managed by an AWMS server whose Master
controller is also not under management.

Prerequisites for Integrating Dell PowerConnect W Infrastructure

You will need the following information to monitor and manage your Dell PowerConnect W
infrastructure.
SNMP community string (monitoring & discovery)
Telnet/SSH credentials (configuration only)
"enable" password (configuration only)
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