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42 | Configuring AWMS Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.1 | User Guide
2. Select the Top Header Stats by checking the corresponding check box. The selected options will be displayed
at the top of GUI. For more detailed information about each option, refer to Table 5 on page 23.
3. On the AMP
Setup > General page, locate the Display Options section and adjust settings as required. The
Display Options section configures which Group tabs and options appear by default in new device groups.
Table 9 describes the settings and default values in this section.
4. On the AMP Set
up > General page, locate the Configuration Options section and adjust settings as
required. The settings in this field configure whether certain changes can be pushed to devices in Monitor
Only mode. Table 10 describes the settings and default
values of this section.
Note: Changes to this section apply across all of AWMS. These changes affect all users and all new device groups.
Table 9 AMP Setup > General >Display Options Fields and Default Values
Setting Default Description
Use Fully Qualified
Domain Names
No Sets AWMS to use fully qualified domain names for APs instead of the AP name. For
example, "testap.yourdomain.com" would be used instead of "testap."
This option is supported only for Cisco IOS, Dell PowerConnect W, Aruba Networks,
and Alcatel-Lucent devices.
Show Vendor-Specific
Device Settings
For
All Devices Displays a drop-down menu that determines which Group tabs and options are
viewable by default in new groups, and selects the device types that use fully qualified
domain names. This field has three options, as follows:
 All Device—When selected, AWMS displays all Group tabs and setting options.
 Only Devices on this AMP—When selected, AWMS hides all options and tabs that
do not apply to the APs and devices currently on AWMS.
 Selected device type—When selected, a new field appears listing many device
types. This option allows you to specify the device types for which AWMS displays
group settings. You can override this setting at the individual group level.
Look Up Wireless
User Host
names
Yes Enables AWMS to look up automatically the DNS for new user hostnames. This setting
can be turned off to troubleshoot performance issues.
DNS Hostname
Lifetime
24 hours Defines the length of time, in hours, for which a DNS server hostname remains valid on
AWMS, after which AWMS refreshes DNS lookup. Select a time duration from the
drop-down menu. Options are as follows:
 1 hour
 2 hours
 4 hours
 12 hours
 24 hours
AP Troubleshooting
Hint
N/A The message included in this field is displaye
d along with the Down if a device’s
upstream device is up. This applies to all APs and controllers but not to routers and
switches.
Table 10 AMP Setup > General > Configuration Options Section Fields and Default Values
Setting Default Description
Guest User Configuration Disabled Enables or prevents guest users to/from pushing configurations to devices.
Options are Disabled (default), Enabled for Devices in Manage (Read/
Write), Enabled for all Devices.