Users Guide
Prerequisites
l Complete the AirWave upgrade to AirWave 6.4 or later. Upon upgrade, global Dell Networking W Configuration is
enabled by default in groups with devices in monitor-only mode that have AOS firmware of 3.3.2.10 or greater.
l Back up AOScontroller configuration file. Information about backing up AirWave is available in the Dell
Networking W-AirWave 8.0 User Guide.
Procedure
Perform the following steps to deploy Dell Networking W Configuration when at least one Dell Networking W AP
Group currently exists on at least one Dell Networking W-Series controller on the network:
1. Determine whether you are using global or group configuration, and set AMP Setup > General > Device
Configuration > Use Global Dell Networking W Configuration accordingly.
2. On the Groups > Basic page, enable device preferences for Dell Networking W devices. This configuration defines
optional group display options. This step is not critical to setup, and default settings will support groups appropriate
for Dell Networking W Configuration. One important setting on this page is the Dell Networking W GUI Config
option. Ensure that setting is Yes, which is the default setting. If this feature is disabled, the user will only be able to
configure Aruba devices using templates.
3. Authorize Dell Networking W-Series controllers into the device group in Monitor Only mode, to prevent AirWave
from changing the controllers' configurations.
When authorizing the first controller onto a device group, you must add the device in monitor-only mode. Otherwise,
AirWave removes the configuration of the controller before you have a chance to import the configuration, and this could
remove critical network configuration and status.
4. Navigate to the AP/s/Devices > Audit page for the first controller to and select Import to importing an existing
configuration file. Figure 14 illustrates the information available on this page if the device is mismatched.
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