Users Guide

8 | Controller Configuration in AirWave Dell Networking W-AirWave 7.7 | Controller Configuration
l Configuration changes are pushed to the controller via SSH with no reboot required.
AirWave only supports configuration of the settings that a master controller would push to the standby / local
controllers (global features). AirWave supports all master, master-standby, and master-local deployments. AirWave
supports all settings for Profiles, Dell Networking W AP Groups, Servers and Roles are supported, as is the ArubaOS
WLAN Wizard. Controller IP addresses, VLANs, and interfaces are not supported, nor are Advanced Services, with the
exception of VPN and IP Mobility.
Other features of Dell Networking W Configuration in AirWave include the following:
l AirWave understands ArubaOS license dependencies.
l AirWave supports a variety of Dell Networking W-Series firmware versions, so profiles/fields that are not supported
by an older version will not be configured on controller running that version.
l You can provision thin APs from the AP/Devices > Manage page. You can move APs into Dell Networking W AP
Groups from the Modify Devices option on the APs/Devices > List page.
l You can configure AP names as AP Overrides.
l Values for specific fields may be overwritten for individual controllers on the controller's APs/Devices > Manage
page.
Changes to dependency between the AirWave group and folders help customers who want to use the folder structure to
manage configuration; however, users will be able to see (but not access) group and folder paths for which they do not
have permissions.
For more detailed information about this feature, as well as steps to transition from template-based configuration to web-
based configuration, refer to additional chapters in this user guide. For known issues and details on the ArubaOS version
supported by each release, refer to the Dell Networking W-AirWave Release Notes at dell.com/support.
Overview of Dell Networking W Configuration in AirWave
This section describes the pages in AirWave that support Dell Networking W Configuration.
AirWave can be set up on AMP Setup > General > Device Configuration to configure Dell Networking W-Series
devices globally (using the Device Setup > Dell Networking W Configuration page) or by Device Group (in the
Groups > Controller Config page). By default, global Dell Networking W Configuration is enabled, as shown in the
following image.
Figure 1 AMP Setup > General Setting for Global or Group Configuration
AirWave supports Dell Networking W Configuration with the following pages:
l "Device Setup > Dell Networking W Configuration Page" on page 9—Deploys and maintains globalDell
Networking W Configuration in AirWave. You can limit the view to a folder.