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Figure 70 Modify Multiple Devices Section Illustration
3. Select one or more devices that are to share the configurations. Click inside the checkbox for each device to
modify.
4. In the Modify Multiple Devices section, click any button or use any drop-down menu for the supported
changes. Any action you take applies to all selected devices. Each action you take will direct you to a new
configuration page, or prompt you with a confirmation page to confirm your changes.
5. You are taken to a confirmation configuration page that allows you to schedule the change for a time in the
future. Enter a start date and time in the scheduling field and select when the change should occur from the
drop-down menu (one time is the default, but you may select recurring options for many of the actions).
Scheduled jobs can be viewed and edited in the
System > Configuration Change Jobs tab.
6. Using the neighbor lists, AWMS is able to optimize channel selection for APs. Select the APs to optimize and
AWMS minimizes the channel interference while giving channel priority to the most heavily used APs. Table
78 describes these action and controls.
Table 78 Modify Multiple Devices Section Fields and Default Values
Action Description
Set Group/Folder Move the selected devices to a new group or folder. If the AP is in managed mode when it
is moved to a new group, it will be reconfigured.