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75 | Configuring and Using Device Groups Dell Networking W-AirWave 8.2.4 | User Guide
l Security settings - VLANs, WEP, 802.1X, ACLs, and so forth
l Radio settings - data rates, fragmentation threshold, RTS threshold, DTIM, preamble, and so forth.
When configuration changes are applied at a group level, they are assigned automatically to every device within
that group. Such changes must be applied with every device in Managed mode. Monitor mode is the more
common mode.
Always review the Audit page before pushing configurations to a device or group.
Individual device settings—such as device name, RF channel selection, RF transmission power, antenna settings,
and so forth—typically should not be managed at a group level and must be individually configured for optimal
performance. Individual AP settings are configured on the APs/Devices > Manage page.
You can create as many different groups as required. Administrators usually establish groups that range in size
from five to 100 wireless devices.
Group configuration can be enhanced with the W-AirWave Global Groups feature, which lets you create Global
Groups with configurations that are pushed to individual Subscriber Groups.
The columns in the default view of the Groups > Monitor page is defined in Dell Networking W-AirWave and
cannot be modified. However, you can create a new view of this page that returns custom information based on
the filter parameters and data columns you selected when creating that new view. For more information about
creating filtered views, see Dell Networking W-AirWave 8.2.4 User Guide .
Viewing All Defined Device Groups
To display a list of all defined groups, browse to the Groups > List page, illustrated in Figure 28.
Figure 28:Groups > List Page Illustration (partial view)
Table 36 describes the columns in the Groups > List page.
Column Description
Add New
Group
Launches a page that enables you to add a new group by name and to define group
parameters for devices in that group. For additional information, refer to "Configuring Basic
Group Settings" on page 76.
Manage
(wrench icon)
Goes to the Groups > Basic configuration page for that group. Hover your mouse over the
icon to see a list of shortcuts to group-specific subtabs that would appear across the
navigation section if this group is selected. (See Figure 29 in "Configuring Basic Group
Settings" on page 76.)
Name Uniquely identifies the group by location, vendor, department or any other identifier (such
as ‘Accounting APs,’ ‘Floor 1 APs,’ ‘Cisco devices,’ ‘802.1X APs,’ and so forth).
Table 36: Groups > List Columns