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| Configuring AMP
Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.4
| User Guide
Perform the following steps to configure AirWave server settings globally across the product (for all users).
1. Browse to the AMP Setup > General page, locate the General section, and enter the information described in
Table 8
:
2. On the AMP Setup > General page, locate the Automatic Authorization section. These settings allow you to
control the conditions by which devices are automatically authorized into AP groups and folders. AMP
Table 8
AMP Setup > General > General Section Fields and Default Values
Setting
Default
Description
System Name
Defines your name for the AirWave server, with a maximum limit of 20 alphanumeric
characters.
Automatically
monitor/manage new
devices
No
Launches a drop-down menu that specifies the behavior AirWave should follow
when it discovers a new device. Devices are placed in the default group which is
defined in the next field. Choose one of these options:
Monitor Only: AirWave compares the current configuration with the policy, and
displays any discrepancies on the APs/Devices > Audit page, but does not
change the configuration of the device.
Manage Read/Write: AirWave compares the device's current configuration
settings with the Group configuration settings and automatically updates the
device's configuration to match the Group policy. Automatically placing
devices in Managed Read/Write mode will overwrite the configuration with the
desired configuration in AirWave, and should only be used when you are
certain AirWave has the correct configuration. This can be risky, and generally,
devices should be placed in Monitor Only mode as the default.
Thin APs Only: Only thin APs will be automatically authorized in Monitor Only
mode. This setting is ideal for mixed environments of thin and autonomous APs,
or for very large subnets in which you don’t want to auto-monitor all switches.
Default Group
Access
Points
Sets the device group that this AirWave server uses as the default for device-level
configuration. Select a device group from the drop-down menu. A group must first
be defined on the Groups > List page to appear in this drop-down menu. For
additional information, refer to
Chapter 4, “Configuring and Using Device Groups in
AirWave” on page 69
.
Device Configuration
Audit Interval
Daily
If enabled, this setting defines the interval of queries which compares actual
device settings to the Group configuration policies stored in the AirWave database.
If the settings do not match, the AP is flagged as mismatched and AirWave sends
an alert via email, log, or SNMP.
NOTE: Enabling this feature with a frequency of Daily or more frequently is
recommended to ensure that your AP configurations comply with your established
policies.
Automatically repair
misconfigured
devices
Disabled
If enabled, this setting automatically reconfigures the settings on the device when
the device is in Manage mode and AirWave detects a variance between actual
device settings and the Group configuration policy in the AirWave database.
Send debugging
messages
Enabled
If enabled, AirWave automatically emails any system errors to AirWave Support to
assist in debugging.
Nightly Maintenance
Time (00:00 - 23:59)
04:15
Specifies the local time of day AirWave should perform daily maintenance. During
maintenance, AirWave cleans the database, performs backups, and completes a
few other housekeeping tasks. Such processes should not be performed during
peak hours of demand.
Check for software
updates
Yes
Enables AirWave to check automatically for multiple update types. Check daily for
AirWave updates, to include enhancements, device template files, important
security updates, and other important news. This setting requires a direct internet
connection via AirWave.
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