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18. To configure settings for universal devices on the network, including routers and switches that support both
wired and wireless networks, locate the Universal Devices, Routers and Switches section of the Groups >
Basic page and define the version of SNMP to be supported.
19. To control the conditions by which devices are automatically authorized into this group, locate the Automatic
Authorization settings section and adjust these settings as required. Table 53 describes the settings and
default values.
20. To automate putting multiple devices in this group into Manage mode at once so that changes can be applied
and have the devices revert to Monitor-Only mode after the maintenance period is over, locate the
Maintenance Windows option and define a new AP Group Maintenance Window.
21. Select Save when the configurations of the Groups > Basic configuration page are complete to retain these
settings, but without pushing these settings to all devices in the group. Save is a good option if you intend to
make additional device changes in the group, and wish to wait until all configurations are complete before you
push all configurations at one time.
Select Save and Apply to make the changes permanent, or select Revert to discard all unapplied changes.
Read CDP Table for
Device Discovery
4 hours For Cisco devices, sets the frequency in which devices poll routers and switches for Cisco
Discovery Protocol (CDP) information. This setting can be disabled, or set to poll for CDP
neighbor information in a range from every 15 seconds to 12 hours.
Read Bridge
Forwarding Table
4 hours Sets the frequency in which devices poll the network for bridge forwarding information. This
setting can be disabled, or set to poll bridge forwarding tables from switches in a range from
every 15 seconds to 12 hours.
Interface Up/Down
Polling Period
5 minutes Sets the frequency in which network interfaces are polled for up/down status. This setting
can be disabled, or set to poll from switches in a range from every 15 seconds to 30 minutes.
Interface
Bandwidth Polling
Period
15
minutes
Sets the frequency in which network interfaces are polled for bandwidth usage. This setting
can be disabled, or set to poll from switches in a range from every 5 minutes to 30 minutes.
Interface Error
Counter Polling
Period
30
minutes
Sets the frequency in which network interfaces are polled for up/down status. This setting
can be disabled, or set to poll bridge forwarding tables from switches in a range from every 5
minutes to 30 minutes.
Poll 802.3 error
counters
No Sets whether 802.3 error counters should be polled.
Poll Cisco interface
error counters
No Sets whether the interface error counters for Cisco devices should be polled.
Table 53 Automatic Authorization Fields and Default Values
Setting Default Description
Add New Controllers and
Autonomous Devices
Location
Use
Global
Setting
Whether to auto authorize new controllers to the New Devices List, the same Group/
Folder as the discovering devices, the same Group/Folder as the closest IP neighbor,
and/or a specified auto-authorization group and folder. The Current Global Setting set in
AMP Setup > General is shown below this field. Selecting a different option overrides
the global setting.
Add New Thin APs
Location
Use
Global
Setting
Whether to auto authorize new thin APs to the New Devices List, the same Group/Folder
as the discovering devices, the same Group/Folder as the closest IP neighbor, and/or a
specified auto-authorization group and folder. The Current Global Setting set in AMP
Setup > General is shown below. Selecting a different option overrides the global setting
for this group.
Table 52 Routers and Switches Fields and Default Values (Continued)
Setting Default Description