User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to the Airespace Product Guide!
- OVERVIEWS
- About the Airespace System
- About the AireOS
- Single-Airespace Switch or Appliance Deployments
- Multiple-Airespace Switch and Appliance Deployments
- About AireOS Security
- About Airespace Wired Security
- About AireWave Director Software
- About the Master Airespace Switch or Appliance
- About the Primary Airespace Switch or Appliance
- About Client Roaming
- About External DHCP Servers
- About Airespace Mobility Groups
- About Airespace Wired Connections
- About Airespace WLANs
- About File Transfers
- About Power Over Ethernet
- About Airespace Switches and Appliances
- 4012 and 4024 Airespace Wireless Switch Models
- 4101 and 4102 Airespace WLAN Appliance Models
- Airespace Switch and Appliance Features
- Airespace Switch and Appliance Model Numbers
- Airespace Wireless Switch Direct Connect Mode
- Airespace Switches and Appliances in Appliance Mode
- Airespace Wireless Switch Hybrid Mode
- About the Distribution System Port
- About the Service (Management) Port
- About the Startup Wizard
- About Airespace Switch and Appliance Memory
- Airespace Switch and Appliance Failover Protection
- Switched Network Connection to the Airespace Switch or Appliance
- Enhanced Security Module
- About Airespace Access Points
- About Airespace AP Models
- About Airespace AP External and Internal Antennas
- About Airespace AP LEDs
- About Airespace AP Connectors
- About Airespace AP Power Requirements
- About Airespace AP External Power Converter
- About Airespace AP Mounting Options
- About Airespace AP Physical Security
- About Airespace AP Monitor Mode
- About Third-Party Access Points
- About Rogue Access Points
- About the Airespace Control System Software
- About the Airespace Web Browser Interface
- About the Airespace Command Line Interface
- About the Airespace System
- SOLUTIONS
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About the Airespace Control System SoftwareAirespace Control System Software
The Airespace Control System Software (ACS Software Server) is an AireOS management tool that
extends the capabilities of the Airespace Web Browser Interface
and the Airespace Command Line
Interface from an individual Airespace Wireless Switch or WLAN Appliance to a network of Airespace
Switches and Appliances.
The ACS Software Server includes the same configuration, performance monitoring, security, fault
management, and accounting options used at the Airespace Switch and Appliance level, but adds a
graphical view of multiple Airespace Wireless Switches, Airespace WLAN Appliances and managed
Access Points.
ACS Software Server simplifies adding and configuring Airespace Switches and Appliances while
decreasing data entry errors with the ACS Airespace Switch and Appliance Autodiscovery
algorithm.
The ACS Software Server also uses industry-standard SNMP traps and flags to communicate with the
Airespace Switches and Appliances.
The ACS Software Server can be run as a normal Windows application, or can be installed as a service,
which runs continuously and resumes running after a reboot.
The value added by ACS Software Server includes graphical views of the following:
• ACS Airespace Switch and Appliance Autodiscovery of each Airespace Switch and Appliance as it
appears on the switched network.
• Auto-discovery of Airespace Access Points as they associate with operating Airespace Switches
and Appliances.
• Auto-discovery of Rogue Access Points and manual association of Third-Party Access Points
with Airespace Wireless Switches.
• Map-based organization of Access Point areas, helpful when the enterprise spans more than
one geographical area. (Refer to Configuring ACS Software.)
• User-supplied Campus, Building and Floor graphics, which show the following:
- Locations and status of managed Access Points. (Refer to Adding Devices to the ACS
Software Database.)
- Approximate locations of rogue APs, based on signal strength received by nearest man-
aged Airespace APs. (Refer to Detecting and Monitoring Rogue Access Points.)
- Locations of coverage holes, based on received signal strength from clients. (Refer to
Finding Coverage Holes.)
• System-wide control:
- Network, Airespace Wireless Switch, Airespace WLAN Appliance and managed AP con-
figuration is streamlined using customer-defined templates.
- Network, Airespace Wireless Switch, Airespace WLAN Appliance and managed AP status
and alarm monitoring.
- Automated monitoring: rogue APs, coverage holes, security violations, Airespace
Switches and Appliances, and Airespace APs.
- Full event logs available for rogue APs, coverage holes, security violations, Airespace
Switches and Appliances, and Airespace APs.
- Native third-party AP control and monitoring from within ACS Software Server.
- User-controllable AireWave Director Software.
- User-defined automatic Airespace Switches and Appliances status audits, missed trap
polling, configuration backups, and policy cleanups.