Users Guide

175 | Configuring and Managing Devices Dell Networking W-AirWave 8.2.4 | User Guide
Individual Device Support and Firmware Upgrades
Perform the following steps to configure AP communication settings for individual Dell Networking W-Series
controllers. The available device communication fields will vary, depending on the brand and model of the AP.
1. Locate the Device Communication area on the APs/Devices > Manage page.
2. Specify the credentials to be used to manage the AP. Figure 102 illustrates this page.
Figure 102:APs/Devices > Manage > Device Communication
3. Enter and confirm the appropriate Auth Password and Privacy Password.
4. (Optional.) Enter the appropriate SSH and Telnet credentials if you are configuring Dell, Aruba Networks,
Alcatel-Lucent or any Cisco device except Cisco WLAN controllers.
5. Select Apply, then Confirm Edit to apply the changes to the AP immediately, Schedule to schedule the
changes during a specific time, or Cancel to return to APs/Devices > Manage.
Some AP configuration changes may require the AP to be rebooted. Use the Schedule function to schedule these
changes to occur at a time when WLAN users will not be affected.
Click the Update Firmware button at the bottom right of the page to upgrade the device's firmware. This
button is not available if your device is in Monitor Only mode. The Update Firmware button only appears if the
W-AirWave Administrator has enabled Allow firmware upgrades in monitor-only mode on the AMP Setup
> General page, and you are looking at an APs/Devices > Manage page for a controller or autonomous AP
that supports firmware upgrades in W-AirWave. See the Supported Infrastructure Devices document on the