Using General Airwavedevice Groups And Folders - Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 Configuration Manual

5. Rename all new APs. Type in the new device name in the Device column.
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and put APs in the appropriate AirWave group and folder. Set the devices to
Manage Read/Write mode.
7. Click Add. Wait approximately five to 10 minutes. You can observe that the APs have been renamed not only in
AirWave but also on the Dell PowerConnect W AP Group and the Dell PowerConnect W-Series controller with
the
show ap database
8. To set the appropriate Dell PowerConnect W AP Group, select the AP/Devices or Groups page and locate your
APs.
9. Click Modify Devices.
10. Select the APs you want to re-group.
11. In the field that states Move to Dell PowerConnect W Group below the list of the devices, select the
appropriate group, and the click Move.
NOTE: If the list of Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups is not there, either create these AP groups manually on the Device Setup > Dell
PowerConnect W Configuration page, wherein you merely need the device names and not the settings, or import the configuration
from one of your controllers to learn the groups.
12. Wait another 5 to 10 minutes to observe the changes on AirWave. The changes should be observable within one
or two minutes on the controller.

Using General AirWaveDevice Groups and Folders

AirWave only allows any given AP to belong to one AirWave device group at a time. Supporting one AP in two or
more AirWave device groups would create at least two possible issues including the following:
Data collection for such an AP device would have two or more sources and two or more related processes.
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A multi-group AP would be counted several times and that would change the value calculations for AirWave
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As a result, some users may wish to evaluate how they deploy the group or folder for any given AP.
NOTE: Dell PowerConnect W APs can also belong to Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups, but each AP is still limited to one general
AirWave device group.
You can organize and manage any group of APs by type and by location. Use groups and folders with either of the
following two approaches:
Organize AP device groups by device type, and device folders by device location.
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In this setup, similar devices are in the same device group, and operate from a similar configuration or template.
Once this is established, create and maintain device folders by location.
Organize AP device groups by location, and device folders by type.
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In this setup, you can organize all devices according to location in the device groups, but for viewing, you
organize the device hierarchy by folders and type.
Be aware of the following additional factors:
Configuration audits are done at the AirWave group level.
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AirWave folders support multiple sublevels.
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Therefore, unless there is a compelling reason to use the folders-by-device-type approach, Dell generally recommends
the first approach where you use groups for AP type and folders strictly for AP location.
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