Deployment Guide
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Contents
Overview 5
Understanding Dell Networking W-Series Topology 5
Prerequisites for Integrating Dell Networking W-Series Infrastructure 5
Configuring AirWave for Global W-Series Infrastructure 7
Disabling Rate Limiting in AMP Setup > General 7
Entering Credentials in Device Setup > Communication 8
Setting Up Recommended Timeout and Retries 9
Setting Up Time Synchronization 9
Manually Setting the Clock on a Controller 9
Enabling Support for Channel Utilization And Statistics 9
AirWave Setup 10
Controller Setup (Master And Local) 10
Configuring aDell Networking W Group in AirWave 11
Basic Monitoring Configuration 11
Advanced Configuration 12
Discovering Dell Networking W-Series Infrastructure 13
Discovering or Adding Master Controllers 13
Local Controller Discovery 15
Thin AP Discovery 15
AirWave and Dell Networking W-Series Integration Strategies 17
Integration Goals 17
Example Use Cases 18
When to Use Enable Stats 18
When to Use WMS Offload 18
When to Use RTLS 18
When to Define AirWave as a Trap Host 18
When to Use Channel Utilization 19
Prerequisites for Integration 19
Enable Stats Utilizing AirWave 19
WMS Offload with AirWave 20
Define AirWave as a Trap Host using the ArubaOS CLI 21
ArubaOS Traps Utilized by AirWave 21
Auth Traps 21
IDS Traps 22
ARM Traps 23
Ensuring That IDS And Auth Traps Display in AirWave 23
Understanding WMS Offload Impact on Dell Networking W-Series Infrastructure 24
Dell Networking W-Series Specific Capabilities in AirWave 27
Dell Networking W-Series Traps for RADIUS Auth and IDS Tracking 27
Remote AP Monitoring 28