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50 | Configuring AirWave Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.5 | User Guide
Enabling AirWave to Manage Your Devices
Once AirWave is installed and active on the network, the next task is to define the basic settings that allow
AirWave to communicate with and manage your devices. Device-specific firmware files are often required or are
highly desirable. Furthermore, the use of Web Auth bundles is advantageous for deployment of Cisco WLC
wireless LAN controllers when they are present on the network.
This section contains the following procedures:
 Configuring Communication Settings for Discovered Devices
 Loading Device Firmware Onto AirWave (optional)
Configuring Communication Settings for Discovered Devices
To configure AirWave to communicate with your devices, to define the default shared secrets, and to set SNMP
polling information, navigate to the Device Setup > Communication page, illustrated in Figure 31.
Figure 31 Device Setup > Communication Page Illustration
Perform the following steps to define the default credentials and SNMP settings for the wireless network.
1. On the Device Setup > Communication page, locate the Default Credentials area. Enter the credentials for
each device model on your network. The default credentials are assigned to all newly discovered APs.
The Edit button edits the default credentials for newly discovered devices. To modify the credentials for
existing devices, use the APs/Devices > Manage page or the Modify Devices link on the APs/Devices > List
page.
NOTE: Community strings and shared secrets must have read-write access for AirWave to configure the devices. Without read-
write access, AirWave may be able to monitor the devices but cannot apply any configuration changes.