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Chapter 4
Discovering Dell Networking W-Series
Infrastructure
AirWave utilizes the Dell Networking W-Series topology to efficiently discover downstream infrastructure. This section
guides you through the process of discovering and managing your Dell Networking W-Series device infrastructure.
Refer to the following earlier sections in this document before attempting discovery:
l "Configuring AirWave for Global W-Series Infrastructure" on page 7
l "Configuring aDell Networking W Group in AirWave" on page 11
The following topics in this chapter walk through the basic procedure for discovering and managing Dell Networking
W-Series infrastructure:
l "Discovering or Adding Master Controllers" on page 13
l "Local Controller Discovery" on page 15
l "Thin AP Discovery" on page 15
Always add one controller and its affiliated Thin APs into management or monitoring mode in a serial fashion, one at a
time. Adding new devices is a very CPU intensive process for AirWave and can quickly overwhelm all of the processing
power of the server if hundreds of Thin APs are added (migrated from New to Managed or Monitoring) simultaneously.
Discovering or Adding Master Controllers
Scan networks containing Dell Networking W-Series master controllers from Device Setup > Discover.
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Manually enter the master controller by following these steps in the Device Setup > Add page:
1. Select the Dell Controller type and select Add. The page illustrated on Figure 8 appears.
2. Enter the Name and the IP Address for the controller.
3. Enter SNMP Community String, which is required field for device discovery.
Be sure to note the community string because it must match the SNMP trap community string, which is configured later in
this document.