Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.1.3.1-3.0.0.0 | User Guide Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave Integration and Management | 165Chapter 20Dell PowerConnect W-AirWaveIntegration and ManagementDell PowerConnect W-AirWave is a solution for managing rapidly changing wireless networks. The easy-to-useinterface and user-centric approach lets you to easily solve any connectivity issues. It allows you to efficiently andremotely manage and monitor enterprise wireless LAN. It allows you to monitor and change wireless LANsettings, generate compliance reports, locate users and IAPs, and diagnose problems from any Internetconnection. Dell IAPs communicate with AirWave using the HTTPS protocol. This allows an AirWave server tobe deployed in the cloud across a NAT device such as a router.Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave FeaturesThis section describes the Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave features that are available in the Dell Instant network.Image ManagementDell PowerConnect W-AirWave allows updating the firmware on WLAN devices by defining a minimumacceptable firmware version for each make and model of a device. It remotely distributes the firmware image tothe WLAN devices that require updates, and also schedules the firmware updates such that updating iscompleted without the necessity to manually monitor the devices.The following models can be used to upgrade the firmware: Automatic— In this model, the Virtual Controller (VC) periodically checks for newer updates from aconfigured URL, and automatically initiates upgrade of the network. Manual— In this model, the user can manually start a firmware upgrade on a VC by VC basis, or can setdesired firmware preference per group of devices.IAP and Client MonitoringDell PowerConnect W-AirWave allows you to find any IAP or client on the wireless network and to see real-timemonitoring views. These monitoring views can be used to aggregate critical information and high-end monitoringinformation.
