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Chapter 1
Overview
This document provides best practices for leveraging Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave (AMP, Master Console
and Failover) to monitor and manage your Dell PowerConnect W-Series infrastructure. Dell PowerConnect W-
Series wireless infrastructure provides a wealth of functionality such as firewall, VPN, remote AP, IDS, IPS, and
ARM, as well as an abundance of statistical information.
Follow the simple guidelines in this document to garner the full benefit of the Dell PowerConnect W-Series
infrastructure.
This overview chapter contains the following topics:
 “Prerequisites for Integrating Dell PowerConnect W-Series Infrastructure” on page7
 “Auth protocol” on page7
Prerequisites for Integrating Dell PowerConnect W-Series
Infrastructure
You will need the following information to monitor and manage your Dell PowerConnect W-Series
infrastructure:
 SNMP community string (monitoring & discovery)
 Telnet/SSH credentials (configuration only)
 “enable” password (configuration only)
 SNMPv3 credentials are required for WMS Offload:
 Username
 Auth password
 Privacy password
 Auth protocol
NOTE: Dell PowerConnect W-Series AirWave Wireless Management Suite (AWMS), AirWave, and AirWave Management
Platform (AMP) refer to the same product set and are used interchangeably.
NOTE: Without proper Telnet/SSH credentials AMP will not be able to acquire license and serial information from controllers.