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1. To add a Cisco WLSE server to AWMS, navigate to the AMP Setup > WLSE page and click Add.
Complete the fields in this page. Table 33 describes the settings and default values.
2. After you have completed all fields, click the Save button. AWMS
is now configured to gather rogue
information from WLSE rogue scans. As a result of this configuration, any rogues found by WLSE appear on
the RAPIDS > Rogue page.
What Next?
 Navigate to additional tabs in the AMP Setup section to continue additional setup configurations.
 Complete the required configurations in this chapter prior to proceeding to ensuing chapters of this document.
Dell support remains available to you for any phase of AWMS installation.
Table 33 AMP Setup >
WLSE Fields and Default Values
Setting Default Description
Hostname/IP Address None Designates the IP address or DNS Hostname for the WLSE server, which
must already be configured on the Cisco WLSE server.
Protocol HTTP Specifies the protocol to be used when polling the WLSE.
Port 1741 Defines the port AWMS uses to communicate with the WLSE server
.
Username None Defines the username AWMS uses to communicate
with the WLSE server.
The username and password must be configured the same way on the
WLSE server and on AWMS.
The user needs permission to display faults to discover rogues and
inventory API (XML API) to
discover manageable APs. As derived from a
Cisco limitation, only credentials with alphanumeric characters (that have
only letters and numbers, not other symbols) allow AWMS to pull the
necessary XML APIs.
Password None Defines the password AWMS uses to commu
nicate with the WLSE server.
The username and password must be configured the same way on the
WLSE server and on AWMS.
As derived from a Cisco limitation, only credentials with alphanumeric
ch
aracters (that have only letters and numbers, not other symbols) allow
AWMS to pull the necessary XML APIs.
Poll for AP Discovery; Poll for
Rogue Discovery
Yes Sets the method by which AWMS uses WLSE to poll for discovery of new
APs
and/or new rogue devices on the network.
Last Contacted None Displays the last time AWMS was able to contact the WLSE server.
Polling Period 10 minutes Determines how frequently AWMS polls WLSE to gather rogue scanning
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