Setup Guide

20 | Common Configuration Options Dell Networking W-AirWave 7.7 | Getting Started Guide
As part of the initial AirWave setup, the following alerts will likely be of most importance to you:
l Device Client Count
l Device Down
l Radio Noise Floor
l Rogue Detection
Which reports should I utilize?
Reports are a powerful tool in network analysis, user configuration, device optimization, and network monitoring.
AirWave reports include the following functionality:
AirWave runs daily versions of reports during predefined windows of time. All reports can be scheduled to run in the
background.
l You can restrict reports to show information for specific groups and/or folders.
l The daily version of any report is available instantly in the Reports > Generated page.
l The Inventory, Dell Networking W License, Client Inventory, Rogue Containment, and Configuration Audit reports
do not span a period of time. Instead, these reports provide a snapshot of the current state of the network.
l Users can create all other reports over a custom time period on the Reports > Definitions page. All reports can be
emailed in PDFor CSV format. They can also be exported to XML, CSV, or PDF format.
As part of the initial AMP setup, the following reports might be useful to set up immediately:
l "RF Health Report" on page 20
l "Capacity Planning Report" on page 21
l "New Clients Report" on page 21
RF Health Report
The RF Health Report can assist in pinpointing the most problematic devices on your network and displays up to the
top ten devices based on problem type. This report tracks the top APradio issues by noise, MAC/Phy errors, channel
changes, and transmit power changes. If ARM events exist, then the RF Health Report will also track mode changes
and interfering devices.
Perform the following steps to create an RF Health Report.
1. Navigate to the Reports> Definitions page and click the Add New Report Definition button.
2. Specify a name for your report. The report should reflect the information that you want to generate. For example, if
you want to generate an RF Health report for a specific building within your campus, then you might want to name
it "Bldg2 RFHealth."
3. In the Report Definitions Type drop down, select RF Health.
4. In the Report Restrictions section, enter the criteria that you want to use to filter your report. Also, specify a desired
time range for when the new devices first appeared.
5. By default, this report will only run once. You can specify scheduling options so that the report recurs daily, weekly,
monthly, or annually.
6. Specify whether the report should display by role or by subject.
l By Role: When you create a report definition, the reports are visible to only those users who have the same role
as you (ie AMP Administrator).
l By Subject: When the report is run, AirWave users have access to the report if they are allowed to view all the
devices in the report.