User's Guide

Central Management Console
Configuring Master/Slave Servers on page 868
Adding a Slave Server on page 869
The Central Management Console (CMC) is a centralized management system that allows you to
administer multiple AirDefense Appliances from one location. CMC can be used to ensure that
configurations are the same across multiple appliances. You no longer have to configure each appliance
separately.
Configuring Master/Slave Servers
You should designate one server as the master server and then add the slave servers. You can then
maintain configuration changes from the master server and have them take eect across all server
appliances. You can make changes to the following:
• Alarm Configurations
•
User Accounts
• Authorized Stations.
Things to Remember
These are the things to remember while configuring Master/Slave setup:
• All the configuration is done on the Master Server. No configuration is necessary for the Slave server
or servers
• Changes made to the Master Server will be automatically synchronized with the Slave Servers;
however, changes made to Slave Servers are not synchronized with the Master Server
• Any changes made to configurations using CMC will override configuration settings on the Slave
servers.
Sharing Certificates
In order for the slave server to work properly, you must share the Central Management license from the
master server to the slave server(s) by following these steps:
1. From the Master Server's AirDefense dashboard, right-click the Slave server and then select the
Share Certificates option.
A pop-up displays.
2. Fill in the required fields and click Share.
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