User's Guide

Configuration Tab
Search on page 494
Appliance Platform on page 495
Security & Compliance on page 536
Network Assurance on page 540
Infrastructure Management on page 562
Operational Management on page 590
Appliance Management on page 668
Account Management on page 699
Drop-down Menu Access on page 739
The Configuration tab allows you to initially set up AirDefense, configure devices for management, and
perform other administrative tasks such as user and sensor administration. Once you configure your
network with AirDefense, you can administer and monitor your network from one central location.
The following configuration categories allow you fully set up and manage AirDefense:
• Appliance Platform is used to initially set up AirDefense.
• Security & Compliance is used to define the security configurations of sanctioned wireless clients
and monitor the wired network devices in your system.
• Network Assurance provides WLAN performance monitoring. and performs trac analysis and RF
analysisamong other actionsto determine coverage gaps. Use it to configure Live RF settings, create
performance profiles, and set up environment monitoring.
• Infrastructure Management is used to configure devices so that they can communicate on your
network and be managed by AirDefense.
• Operational Management is used to configure features that apply to the normal operations of
AirDefense.
• Appliance Management is used to configure the AirDefense appliance.
• Account Management is use to set up user account parameters, including access, authentication and
passwords.
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