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Chapter 1
Overview
This document provides best practices for leveraging Dell Networking W-AirWave to monitor and manage your Dell
Networking W-Series infrastructure, which provides a wealth of functionality such as firewall, VPN, remote AP, IDS,
IPS, and ARM, as well as an abundance of statistical information.
Follow the simple guidelines in this document to garner the full benefit of your Dell Networking W-Series infrastructure.
This overview chapter contains the following topics:
l "Understanding Dell Networking W-Series Topology" on page 3
l "Prerequisites for Integrating Dell Networking W-Series Infrastructure " on page 3
Understanding Dell Networking W-Series Topology
Figure 1 depicts a typical master-local deployment for the Dell Networking W-AirWave Wireless Management System
(AWMS):
Figure 1:Typical Dell Networking W-Series Deployment
There should never be a local controller managed by an AirWave server whose master controller is also not under
management.
Prerequisites for Integrating Dell Networking W-Series Infrastructure
You will need the following information to monitor and manage your Dell Networking W-Series infrastructure:
l SNMP community string (monitoring and discovery)
l Telnet/SSH credentials (configuration only)
l Enable password (configuration only)
Without proper Telnet/SSH credentials, AirWave will not be able to acquire license and serial information from controllers.
l SNMPv3 credentials are required for Wireless LAN Management System (WMS) Offload: