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To create your Organization String, consider the plan of how your Dell PowerConnect W-Instant IAPs are to be
physically distributed. As a best practice, the Organization String should mirror your company's geographical or
internal reporting structure. For example, if you plan to deploy Dell PowerConnect W-Instant in four stores in
two different cities for Acme Corporation, your Organization Strings might look like these:
 Acme:New York:Times Square Store
 Acme:New York:Queens Store
 Acme:San Francisco:Sunset Store
 Acme:San Francisco:SOMA Store
The Shared Secret Key
The Shared Secret key is used by the administrator to manually authorize the first Virtual Controller for an
organization that appears in the APs/Devices > New page in AMP. Any string is acceptable.
At this point, the admin in our example should send the Organization String, Shared Secret key, and AMP IP
address to the on-site installers setting up Dell PowerConnect W-Instant hardware inside the storefronts.
Entering the Organization String and AirWave Information into the IAP
For the initial IAP/Virtual Controller set up in each location, the on-site installer logs in to the first IAP's web
interface via the Dell PowerConnect W-Instant configuration SSID, and navigates to Settings > AirWave. The
installer then enters the correct Organization String, the AMP IP address, and the Shared Secret key, as shown in
Figure 236.
Figure 236 Dell PowerConnect W-Instant UI: Settings > AirWave
NOTE: Always ensure the protection of your organization's shared secret. Knowledge of this shared secret, the organization
string, and communication protocol could allow a rogue device to masquerade as a Dell PowerConnect W-Instant device.