Setup Guide

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Chapter 1
Overview
Congratulations on successfully installing Dell Networking W-AirWave 7.7! So where do you go from here? This
document is designed to help you with your initial setup. It also provides information on common configuration options
and daily monitoring practices.
Refer to the following sections:
l "Initial Setup" on page 5
l "Common Configuration Options" on page 17
l "Monitoring Practices" on page 23
Initial Setup
Dell Networking W-AirWave 7.7 Initial setup consists of creating folders and groups, discovering and adding devices,
and defining credentials for devices that communicate with AirWave. Refer to the following sections for additional
information.
l "How do Iadd devices?" on page 5
l "How do I discover new devices?" on page 10
l "How are folders and groups organized?" on page 9
l "How do Idefine new users and roles?" on page 13
l "How do I define credentials for devices that communicate with AirWave?" on page 13
l "I have a mismatch. What do I do?" on page 14
How do Iadd devices?
In many cases, you will add devices after the devices have been discovered. Refer to "How do I discover new devices?"
on page 10 for more information. In other cases, your deployment may require that you manually add devices to
AirWave. You can add devices manually by uploading a CSV file or from the Device Setup > Add page.
Dell Networking W-Instant devices are automatically discovered. Refer to the Dell Networking W-Instant in W-AirWave 7.7
Deployment Guide for more information on Instant devices in AirWave.
Refer to the following sections for information on manually adding devices.
l "Adding Devices with the Device Setup >Add Page" on page 5
l "Adding Multiple Devices from a CSV File" on page 7
l "Adding Universal Devices" on page 8
l "Adding a Dell Networking W-Series Controller" on page 8
Adding Devices with the Device Setup >Add Page
Manually adding devices from the Device Setup > Add page to AirWave is an option for adding all device types. You
only need to select device vendor information from the drop down menu, and AirWave automatically finds and adds
specific make and model information into its database.
Perform these steps to manually add devices to AirWave: