Practices Guide

10 | Configuring AirWave for Global Dell PowerConnect W-Series Infrastructure Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.4 | Best Practices Guide
3. Enter the SNMP Community String.
Figure 2 Dell PowerConnect W Credentials in Device Setup > Communication
4. Enter the required fields for configuration and basic monitoring:
 Telnet/SSH Username
 Telnet/SSH Password
 “enable” Password
5. Enter the required fields for WMS Offload:
 SNMPv3 Auth Protocol
 SNMPv3 Privacy Protocol
 SNMPv3 Username
 Auth Password
 Privacy Password
6. When finished, select Save.
Setting Up Recommended Timeout and Retries
To set recommended timeout and retries settings, follow these steps:
1. In the Device Setup > Communication page, locate the SNMP Setting section.
2. Change SNMP Timeout setting to 10.
3. Change SNMP Retries to 1.
Figure 3 Timeout settings in Device Setup > Communication
4. Select Save.
NOTE: Be sure to note the community string, because it must match the SNMP Trap community string which is configured later in
this document.
NOTE: The protocols should be SHA and DES in order for WMS Offload to work.