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1. As required, review the Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups currently configured in AirWave. Navigate to the Dell
PowerConnect W Configuration page, and click Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups from the navigation pane.
This page displays and allows editing for all AP Groups that are currently configured in AirWave.
2. Navigate to the APs/Devices > List page to view all devices currently seen by AirWave.
3. If necessary, add the device to AirWave using the APs/Devices > New page.
To discover additional devices, ensure that the controller is set to perform a thin AP poll period.
4. On the APs/Devices > List page, you can specify the Group and Folder to which a device belongs. Click Modify
Devices to change more than one device, or click the Wrench icon associated with any specific device to make
changes. The APs/Devices > Manage page appears.
5. In the Settings section of the APs/Devices > Manage page, select the new Dell PowerConnect W AP Group to
assign to the device. Change or adjust any additional settings as desired.
6. Click Save and Apply to retain these settings and to propagate them throughout AirWave, or click one of the
alternate buttons as follows for an alternative change:
Click Revert to cancel out of all changes on this page.
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Click Delete to remove this device from AirWave.
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Click Ignore to keep the device in AirWave but to ignore it.
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Click Import Settings to define device settings from previously created configurations.
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Click Replace Hardware to replace the AP device with a new AP device.
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Click Update Firmware to update the Firmware that operates this device.
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7. Push this configuration change to the AP controller that is to support this AP device. For additional information,
refer to "Pushing Device Configurations to Controllers" on page

Using AirWave to Deploy Dell PowerConnect W-Series APs

In addition to migrating Dell PowerConnect W-Series access points (APs) from ArubaOS-oriented administration to
AirWave administration, you can use AirWave to deploy Dell PowerConnect W-Series APs for the first time
without separate ArubaOS configuration. Be aware of the following dynamics in this scenario:
AirWave can manage all wireless network management functions, including:
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the first-time provisioning of Dell PowerConnect W-Series APs
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managing Dell PowerConnect W-Series controllers with AirWave
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In this scenario, when a new Dell PowerConnect W-Series AP boots up, AirWave may discover the AP before
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you have a chance to configure and launch it through ArubaOS configuration on the Dell PowerConnect W-
Series controller. In this case, the AP appears in AirWave with a device name based on the MAC address.
When you provision the AP through the Dell PowerConnect W-Series controller and then rename the AP, the
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new AP name is not updated in AirWave.
An efficient and robust approach to update a Dell PowerConnect W-Series AP device name is to deploy Dell
PowerConnect W-Series APs in AirWave with the following steps:
1. Define communication settings for Dell PowerConnect W-Series APs pending discovery in the Device Setup >
Communication page. This assigns communication settings to multiple devices at the time of discovery, and
prevents having to define such settings manually for each device after discovery.
2. Discover new Dell PowerConnect W-Series APs with AirWave. You can do so with the Device Setup >
Discover page.
3. Click New Devices In the Status section at the top of any AirWave page, or navigate to the APs/Devices > New
page.
4. Select (check) the box next to any AP you want to provision.
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