Administrator Guide
Setting up Dell Networking W-Instant Manually
When setting up Dell Networking W-Instant manually, you will be requested to provide an Organization string, the
AirWave IP address, and a Shared Key. The steps to create this information are described in the following sections.
Creating your Organization String
The Organization String is a set of colon-separated strings created by the AirWave administrator to accurately represent
the deployment of each Dell Networking W-Instant system. This string is entered into the Dell Networking W-Instant UI
by the on-site installer.
The format of the Organization String is Org:subfolder1:subfolder2... and so on, up to 31 characters long. Org, the top-
level string, is generally the name of your organization and is used to automatically generate the following (if not
already present) in AirWave:
l AirWave Role: Org Admin (initially disabled)
l AirWave User: Org Admin (assigned to the role Org Admin)
l Folder: Org (under the Top folder in AirWave)
l Configuration Group: Org
Additional strings in the Organization String are used to create a hierarchy of subfolders under the folder named Org:
l subfolder1 would be a folder under the Org folder
l subfolder2 would be a folder under subfolder1
To create your Organization String, consider the plan of how your Dell Networking W-Instant IAPs are to be physically
distributed. As a best practice, the Organization String should mirror your company's geographical or internal reporting
structure. For example, if you plan to deploy Dell Networking W-Instant in four stores in two different cities for Acme
Corporation, your Organization Strings might look like these:
l Acme:New York:Times Square Store
l Acme:New York:Queens Store
l Acme:San Francisco:Sunset Store
l Acme:San Francisco:SOMA Store
The Shared Key
The Shared key is used by the administrator to manually authorize the first Virtual Controller for an organization that
appears in the APs/Devices > New page in AirWave. Any string is acceptable, but this string must be the same for all
devices in your organization.
Always ensure the protection of your organization’s shared secret. Knowledge of this shared secret, the organization
string, and communication protocol could allow a rogue device to masquerade as aDell Networking W-Instant device.
At this point, the admin in our example should send the Organization String, Shared Secret key, and AirWave IP address
to the on-site installers setting up Dell Networking W-Instant hardware inside the storefronts.
Entering the Organization String and AirWave Information into the IAP
For the initial IAP/Virtual Controller set up in each location, the on-site installer logs in to the first IAP's web interface
via the Dell Networking W-Instant configuration SSID, and navigates to Settings > AirWave. The installer then enters
the correct Organization String, the AirWave IP address, and the Shared Secret key, as shown in Figure 1. Perform the
following steps to set up AirWave in Instant.
1. Log into your IAP.
2. Click on either the Set up Now at the bottom of the UI or on the Settings tab in the top right corner. This opens the
Settings menu.
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