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Chapter
14
Wireless Management
In this chapter
• Wireless management overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
• Wireless devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
• Wireless device discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
• Wireless devices on the dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
• Port groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
• View management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532
• Wireless device properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532
• Element Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533
• Configuration repository and backup management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
• CLI configuration management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
• Cluster mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536
• VLAN management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536
• Performance management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
• Policy Monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
• Fault management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
• AP Products report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538
Wireless management overview
Wireless controllers manage access points by providing centralized management of system wide
wireless LAN functions, such as security policies, intrusion prevention, and RF management. The
controller applies rules or actions to all devices on the wireless network. The controller also collects
management data from the individual access points and transfers that data to a centralized
controller.
Wireless access points allow wireless devices, such as laptops and smart phones, to connect to a
wired network. Access points receive data from wireless devices and forward the data to the
Ethernet switch.
The Management application supports some management operations of the wireless devices in
the network. However, the Management application does not provide full feature access for
wireless controllers and access points. This chapter details the management features currently
available for wireless controllers and standalone access points.