Users Guide
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About Shared Key
The Shared Secret key is used by the administrator to manually authorize the first Virtual
Controller for an organization. Any string is acceptable.
Entering the Organization String and AMP Information into the W-IAP
1. Click the Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave Set Up Now link in the bottom-middle region of
the Dell W-Series Instant UI window. The Settings window with the Dell PowerConnect W-
AirWave tab selected appears.
Figure 150 - Configuring Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave
2. Enter the name of your organization in the Organization name text box. This name
automatically appears in Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave under Groups list.
3. Enter the IP address of the Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave server in the Dell PowerConnect
W-AirWave IP text box.
4. Enter the IP address of a backup Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave server in the Dell
PowerConnect W-AirWave backup IP text box. The backup server provides connectivity when
the primary server is down. If the W-IAP cannot send data to the primary server, the Virtual
Controller switches to the backup server automatically.
5. Enter the shared key in the Shared key text box and reconfirm. This shared key is used for
configuring the first AP in the DellW-Instant network.
6. Click OK.
Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave Discovery through DHCP Option
The Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave configuration can also be performed on the DHCP option
that is configured on the DHCP server. You can configure this only if Dell PowerConnect W-
AirWave was not configured earlier or if you have deleted the precedent configuration.
On the DHCP server, the format for option 60 is "DellInstantAP", and the format for option 43 is
“ams-ip,ams-key”.
Standard DHCP option 60 and 43 on Windows Server 2008
In networks that are not using DHCP option 60 and 43, it is easy to use the standard DHCP
options 60 and 43 for Dell AP or DellW-Instant AP. For Dell APs these options can be used to