Users Guide

Column Description
Up/Down
Status Polling
Period
The time between Up/Down SNMP polling periods for each device in the group. Detailed
SNMP polling period information is available on the Groups > Basic configuration page.
Note that by default, most polling intervals do not match the up/down period.
Total Devices Total number of devices contained in the group including APs, controllers, routers, or
switches.
Changes Displays when a group has unapplied changes.
Is Global Group If a group is designated as global, it may not contain APs but it may be used as a template
for other groups. This column may also indicate Yes if this group has been pushed to W-
AirWave from a Master Console.
Global Group Specifies which group this Subscriber Group is using as its template.
SSID The SSID assigned to supported device types within the group.
Down The number of access points within the group that are not reachable via SNMP or are no
longer associated to a controller. Note that thin APs are not directly polled with SNMP, but
are polled through the controller. That controller may report that the thin AP is down or is no
longer on the controller. At this point, W-AirWave classifies the device as down.
Mismatched The number of devices within the group that are in a mismatched state.
Ignored The number of ignored devices in that group.
Clients The number of mobile users associated with all access points within the group. To avoid
double counting of clients, clients are only listed in the group of the AP with which they are
associated. Note that device groups with only controllers in them report no clients.
Usage A running average of the sum of bytes in and bytes out for the managed radio page.
VPN Sessions Number of active (connected) VPN sessions under this group.
Duplicate Creates a new group with the name Copy of <Group Name> with identical configuration
settings. (Dell configuration settings will have to be manually added back.)
Table 36: Groups > List Columns (Continued)
When you first configure W-AirWave, there is only one default group labeled Access Points. If you have no other groups
configured, refer to "Configuring Basic Group Settings" on page 76.
Configuring Basic Group Settings
The first default device group set up in W-AirWave is the Access Points group, but you can use this procedure to
add and configure any device group. Perform these steps to configure basic group settings, then continue to
additional procedures to define additional settings as required.
There are three ways to navigate to the Basic Group Settings page.
l Select Add on the Groups > List page to create a new group, then enter a group name and click Add. The
Groups > Basic page appears.
l Navigate to Groups > List, select a group from the Groups table, then navigate to Groups > Basic.
l Navigate to Groups > List and select the manage (wrench) icon next to the group. If you mouse over an
existing group’s wrench, a pop up menu displays, allowing you to select options such as Basic, Templates,
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