Setup Guide

Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 | Getting Started Guide Overview | 1
Chapter 1
Overview
Congratulations on successfully installing Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave! 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 1
l "Common Configuration Options" on page 11
l "Monitoring Practices" on page 23
Initial Setup
AirWave 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 1
l "How do I discover new devices?" on page 7
l "How are folders and groups organized?" on page 6
l "How do I define credentials for devices that communicate with AirWave?" on page 9
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 7 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.
NOTE: Del l PowerConnect W-Instant devices are automatically discovered. Refer to the Dell PowerConnect W-Instant in W-AirWave
7.6 Deployment Guide for more information on Dell PowerConnect W-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 1
l "Adding Multiple Devices from a CSV File" on page 4
l "Adding Universal Devices" on page 5
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: