Setup Guide

18 | Common Configuration Options Dell Networking W-AirWave 7.7 | Getting Started Guide
8. Specify the Folder and Group to which this trigger should be applied. You can also select whether to include
subfolders of the selected Folder.
9. Specify an optional note to be applied to this trigger. This note will serve as the message subject for e-mailed alerts.
10. Specify whether you want notifications to be emailed to your or sent via NMS (if an NMSserver is available).
11. Specify whether the trigger should display by role or by triggering agent.
l By Role: When you create a trigger definition, the triggers are visible to only those users who have the same role
as you (ie AMP Administrator).
l By Triggering Agent: When the trigger is run, this option distributes the alert according to how it was generated.
12. Specify whether to suppress this alert until it has been acknowledged. If you select No, a new alert will be created
every time the trigger criteria are met. If you select Yes, an alert will only be received the first time the criteria is met.
A new alert for the device is not created until the initial one is acknowledged.
13. Select Add when you are finished configuring the trigger.
Client Count Trigger
The Client Count triggers can be useful for alerting you when traffic is either unusually high, or in some cases,
unusually low. This trigger can alert you to possible device or network problems even before a problem is reported to
you.
Perform the following steps to configure a Client Count trigger.
1. Navigate to the System> Triggers page and click the Add New Trigger button.
2. In the Type drop down, select Client Count.
3. Specify either a maximum (at most) or minimum (at least) value for the client count.
4. Specify the Severity level for the trigger.
5. Specify the Duration during which you want the event to be polled and the conditions of the trigger. For example,
you may want to set up a trigger to see if less than two users are on your network for fifteen minutes during a time
when you recognize there should be peak activity. Triggers with conditions can be configured to fire if any criteria
match as well as if all criteria match.
6. Specify whether to limit this trigger to devices, radios, or BSSIDs.
7. Specify conditions for this trigger, such as whether this trigger will apply to specific devices, interface types, etc.
8. Specify the Folder and Group to which this trigger should be applied. You can also select whether to include
subfolders of the selected Folder.
9. Specify an optional note to be applied to this trigger. This note will serve as the message subject for e-mailed alerts.
10. Specify whether you want notifications to be emailed to your or sent via NMS (if an NMSserver is available).
11. Specify whether the trigger should display by role or by triggering agent.
l By Role: When you create a trigger definition, the triggers are visible to only those users who have the same role
as you (ie AMP Administrator).
l By Triggering Agent: When the trigger is run, this option distributes the alert according to how it was generated.
12. Specify whether to suppress this alert until it has been acknowledged. If you select No, a new alert will be created
every time the trigger criteria are met. If you select Yes, an alert will only be received the first time the criteria is met.
A new alert for the device is not created until the initial one is acknowledged.
13. Select Add when you are finished configuring the trigger.
Radio Noise Floor Trigger
The Radio Noise Floor trigger can alert you the Noise Floor dBM has exceeded a certain value for a specified period of
time.