Setup Guide

2. Enter the Name and the IP Address for the device.
3. Enter SNMP Community String, which is required field for device discovery.
Be sure to note the community string because it must match the SNMP trap community string, which is configured later in
this document.
4. Enter the required fields for configuration and basic monitoring:
l Telnet/SSH Username
l Telnet/SSH password
l enable password
5. Enter the required fields for WMS Offload
l SNMPv3 Auth Protocol
l SNMPv3 Privacy Protocol
l SNMPv3 Username
l Auth Password
l Privacy Password
The protocols for SNMPv3 Auth and SNMPv3 Privacy should be SHA-1 and DES in order for WMS Offload to work.
Ifyou are using SNMPv3, and the controller's date/time is incorrect, the SNMP agent will not respond to SNMP requests
from the AirWave SNMP manager. This will result in the device and all of its downstream access points showing as Down
in AirWave.
6. Assign the device to the correct Group and to a Folder. Beginning in AirWave 7.7, new switches cannot be added to
groups that contain controllers.
7. Ensure that the Monitor Only option is selected.
8. Select Add.
9. The Confirmation page displays. Select Apply Changes Now.
10. Navigate to the APs/Devices > New page.
11. Select the Dell Networking W-Series device you just added from the list of new devices.
12. Ensure Monitor Only option is selected.
13. Select Add.
How are folders and groups organized?
Folders and Groups are useful ways of organizing your devices. Folders are used for monitoring; groups are used for
configuration. Group configuration applies to controllers and switches. Configuration for APs is done through the
APs/Devices > Manage or APs/Devices List pages.
Groups should be comprised of similar devices that will utilize a consistent configuration. Controllers and switches, for
example, must reside in separate groups.
Folders are used for filtering devices by location. As an example, you are monitoring a campus with several dormitories
that use Dell Networking W-Series controllers and thin AP devices. The controllers may be part of one collection, and
the thin APs may be part of another. Both of those collections can reside in a folders named Dorm1, Dorm2, and so on.
In addition, folders can be nested, so that both Dorm1 and Dorm2 can reside under a top folder named Campus.
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