Users Guide

Section Description
Alert Summary
This section displays all known and current alerts configured and enabled in the System >
Alerts page (refer to "Viewing, Delivering, and Responding to Triggers and Alerts" on page
228). Alerts can be sorted using the column headers (Type, Last 2 Hours, Last Day, Total, or
Last Event). The Alert Summary field displays three types of alerts:
l AMP Alerts
l IDS Events
l RADIUS Authentication Issues
Select any alert type for more information.
Quick Links
The Quick Links section provides drop-down menus that enable you to move to the most
common and frequently used pages in AirWave as follows:
l Go to folder—This menu lists all folders defined in AirWave from the APs/Devices List page.
See "Using Device Folders (Optional)" on page 156.
l Go to group—This menu lists all groups defined in AirWave, and enables you to display
information for any or all of them. Use the Groups pages to edit, add, or delete groups that
appear in this section. See "Configuring and Using Device Groups" on page 78.
l View Latest Reports—AirWave supports creating custom reports or viewing the latest daily
version of any report. Select any report type to display the daily version. See "Creating,
Running, and Emailing Reports" on page 278.
l Common Tasks—This menu lists quick links to the most heavily used task-oriented pages in
AirWave, to include the following:
n Configure Alert Thresholds—This link takes you to the System > Triggers page. See
"Viewing Triggers" on page 229.
n Configure Default Credentials—This link takes you to the Device Setup >
Communication page. See "Configuring Communication Settings for Discovered
Devices" on page 58.
n Discover New Devices on Your Network—This link takes you to the Device Setup >
Discover page. See "Discovering, Adding, and Managing Devices " on page 124.
n Supported Devices and Features—This link displays a PDF that summarizes all
supported devices and features in chart format for AirWave.
n Upload Device Firmware—This link displays the Device Setup > Upload Firmware &
Files & Files Upload page. See "Loading Device Firmware Onto AirWave (optional)" on
page 61.
n View Event Log—This link displays the System > Event Log page. See "Using the
System > Event Log Page" on page 219.
Table 126: Home > Overview Sections and Charts (Continued)
The Customize link on the upper-right side of the page allows you to customize the widgets on the Home > Overview
page. See "Customizing the Dashboard" on page 22 for more information.
Using the Home >AppRF Page
The Home >AppRF pages display mobile app usage and performance on the network, and are available to network
administrators only. This page is disabled by default. The option to enable this page is on the AMP Setup >General
page under the Additional AirWave Services section. These
The Home > AppRF pages are renamed, starting with Dell Networking W-AirWave 8.0. In previous versions, they were
named Home >Firewall.
This page mimics the AppRF/Firewall dashboard page on the controller. It provides charts to easily view trending
information for the top three destinations and applications for a selected folder. You can drill down to view more
specific information based on the application, destination, device, WLAN, user, and role.
AirWave can provide up to two weeks of network data for multiple controllers. This data can be used to troubleshoot
application performance in real time, to set WLAN policies, and to plan for future network enhancements.
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