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Figure 68 APs/Devices > New Page Illustration

What Next?

 To authorize one or more devices to a group, see “Authorizing Devices to AWMS from APs/Devices > New

Page” on page111.

 To delete a device altogether from AWMS, select the corresponding check box for each device, and select

Delete.

 Dell PowerConnect W thin APs can have a Dell PowerConnect W AP Group specified and Cisco thin APs

can have LWAPP AP Group specified when they are authorized.

Enabling Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)

CDP uses the polling interval configured for each individual Cisco switch or router on the Groups > List page.

AWMS requires read-only access to a router or switch for all subnets that contain wired or wireless devices. The

polling interval is specified on the Group > Basic page.

Authorizing Devices to AWMS from APs/Devices > New Page

Once you have discovered devices on your network, add these devices to a group and specify whether the device is

to be placed in Manage Read/Write or Monitor Only mode. To configure a new group, refer to Chapter 4,

“Configuring and Using Device Groups in AWMS” on page69.

In Manage Read/Write mode, AWMS compares the device's current configuration settings with the Group

configuration settings and automatically updates the device's configuration to match the Group policy.

In Monitor Only mode, AWMS updates the firmware, 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.

Once you have added several devices to the Group, and verified that no unexpected or undesired configuration

changes will be made to the devices, you can begin to put the devices in Manage Read/Write mode using the

APs/Devices > Manage or the Modify these devices link on any list page.

Perform the following steps to add a newly discovered device to a group:

1. Browse to the APs/Devices > New page. The APs/Devices > New page displays all newly discovered devices,

the related controller (when known/applicable) and the device vendor, model, LAN MAC Address, IP Address,

and the date/time of discovery. Figure 69 illustrates this page.

CAUTION: Put devices in Monitor Only mode when they are added to a newly established device group. This avoids overwriting

any important existing configuration settings.

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