Licensing And Dependencies In Dell Powerconnect W Configuration; Setting Up Initial Dell Powerconnect W Configuration; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 Configuration Manual

Licensing and Dependencies in Dell PowerConnect W Configuration

You can review your current licensing status with the Licenses link on the APs/Devices > Monitor page.
AirWave requires that you have a policy enforcement firewall license always installed on all Dell PowerConnect W-
Series controllers. If you push a policy to a controller without this license, a Good configuration will not result, and
the controller will show as Mismatched on AirWave pages that reflect device configuration status.
Dell PowerConnect W Configuration includes several settings or functions that are dependent on special licenses.
The user interface conveys that a special license is required for any such setting, function, or profile. AirWave does
not push such configurations when a license related to those configurations is unavailable. For details on the licenses
required by a specific version of ArubaOS, refer to the Dell PowerConnect W-Series ArubaOS User Guide for that
release, available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Setting Up Initial Dell PowerConnect W Configuration

This section describes how to deploy an initial setup of Dell PowerConnect W Configuration.
NOTE: Dell PowerConnect W Configuration is enabled by default in AirWave.

Prerequisites

Complete the AirWave upgrade to AirWave 6.4 or later. Upon upgrade, global Dell PowerConnect W
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Configuration is enabled by default in groups with devices in monitor-only mode that have ArubaOS firmware of
3.3.2.10 or greater.
Back up your ArubaOS controller configuration file. Information about backing up AirWave is available in the
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Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 User Guide in the "Performing Daily Operations in AirWave" chapter.

Procedure

Perform the following steps to deploy Dell PowerConnect W Configuration when at least one Dell PowerConnect
W AP Group currently exists on at least one Dell PowerConnect W-Series controller on the network:
1. Determine whether you are using global or group configuration, and set AMP Setup > General > Device
Configuration > Use Global Dell PowerConnect W Configuration accordingly.
2. On the Groups > Basic page, enable device preferences for Dell PowerConnect W devices. This configuration
defines optional group display options. This step is not critical to setup, and default settings will support groups
appropriate for Dell PowerConnect W Configuration. One important setting on this page is the Dell
PowerConnect W GUI Config option. Ensure that setting is Yes, which is the default setting.
3. Authorize Dell PowerConnect W-Series controllers into the device group in Monitor Only mode.
CAUTION: When authorizing the first controller onto a device group, you must add the device in monitor-only mode. Otherwise,
AirWave removes the configuration of the controller before you have a chance to import the configuration, and this would remove
critical network configuration and status.
4. Navigate to the AP/s/Devices > Audit page for the first controller to prepare for importing an existing Dell
PowerConnect W-Series controller configuration file.
if the device is mismatched.
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