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2. Locate the General section for information about the AP’s current status. Table 82 describes the fields,
information, and settings.
3. Review and provide the following information in the Settings area. Devices with dual radios display radio-
specific settings in the Slot A and Slot B area. If a device is dual-radio capable but only has one device
installed, AirWave manages that device as if it were a single slot device.
Table 83 describes field settings, default values, and information for the Settings section of this page.
Table 82 APs/Devices > Manage > General Fields and Descriptions
Field Description
Name Displays the name currently set on the device.
Status Displays the current status of an AP. If an AP is Up, then AirWave is able to ping it and fetch SNMP
information from the AP. If the AP is listed Down then AirWave is either unable to ping the AP or
unable to read the necessary SNMP information from the device.
Configuration Displays the current configuration status of the AP. To update the status, select Audit on the APs/
Devices > Audit page.
Last Contacted Displays the last time AirWave successfully contacted the AP.
Type Displays the type of AP.
Firmware Displays the version of firmware running on the AP.
Group Links to the Group > Monitoring page for the AP.
Template Displays the name of the group template currently configuring the AP. Also displays a link to the
Groups > Template page. This is only visible for APs that are managed by templates.
Folder Displays the name of the folder containing the AP. Also displays a link to the APs/Devices > List page
for the folder.
Management Mode Displays the current management mode of the AP. No changes are made to the AP when it is in
Monitor Only mode. AirWave pushes configurations and makes changes to an AP when it is in
Manage Read/Write mode.
Enable Planned
Maintenance Mode
Put this device into planned maintenance. During the maintenance mode, no AP Down triggers will
be deployed on these devices. Users will not be able to delete folders that contain devices in Planned
Maintenance. The devices in Planned Maintenance will show the Up status, but will not be tracked in
historical graphs and logs as Up. You can set multiple devices into Planned Maintenance Mode in the
Modify Devices link on an AP list page.
Notes Provides a free-form text field to describe device information.
NOTE: Devices from different vendors have different RF settings and capabilities. The fields in the Settings section of the APs/
Devices > Manage page are context-sensitive and only present the information relevant for the particular device vendor and
model.
Table 83 APs/Devices > Manage > Settings Fields and Default Values
Setting Default Device Type Description
Name None All User-configurable name for the device (max. 20 characters).
Domain Name None IOS Field populated upon initial device discovery or upon refreshing
settings. Enable this option from AMP Setup > Network page to
display this field on the APs/Devices > Manage page, with fully-
qualified domain names for IOS APs. This field is used in conjunction
with Domain variable in IOS templates.