Reference Guide

Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 | Best Practices Guide | iii
Contents
Overview 1
Understanding Dell PowerConnect W-Series Topology 1
Prerequisites for Integrating Dell PowerConnect W-Series Infrastruct ure 1
Configuring AirWave for Global Dell PowerConnect W-Series Infrastructure 3
Disabl ing Rate Limiting in AMP Setup > General 3
Entering Credentials in Device Setup > Communication 4
Setting Up Recommended Timeout and Retries 5
Setting Up Time Synchronization 5
Setting up NTP on AirWave 5
Manually Setting the Clock on a Controller 6
Enabling Support for Channel Utilization And Statist ics 6
AirW ave Setup 6
Controller Setup (Master And Local) 7
Configuring a Dell PowerConnect W Group in AirWave 9
Basic Monitoring Configuration 9
Advanced Configuration 10
Discovering Dell PowerConnect W-Series Infrastructure 11
Discovering Master Controllers 11
Local Con troller Discovery 13
Thin AP Discovery 13
AirWave and Dell PowerConnect W-Series Integration Strategies 15
Integration Goals 15
Example Use Cases 16
When to Use Enable Stats 16
When to Use WMS Offload 16
When to Use RTLS 16
When to Define AirWave as a Trap Host 16
When to Use Channel Utilization 17
Prerequisites for Integration 17
Enable Stats Utilizing AirWave 17
WMS Offload with AirWave 18
Define AirWave as a Trap Host using ArubaOS CLI 19
ArubaOS Traps Utilized by AirWave 19
Auth Traps 19
IDS Trap s 19
ARM Traps 20