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Individual device settings—such as device name, RF channel selection, RF transmission power, antenna settings, and
so forth—typically should not be managed at a group level and must be individually configured for optimal
performance. Individual AP settings are configured on the
APs/Devices > Manage page.
You can create as many different groups as required. Administrators usually establish groups that range in size from
five to 100 wireless devices.
Group configuration can be enhanced with the AirWave Global Groups feature, which lets you create Global Groups
with configurations that are pushed to individual Subscriber Groups.
Viewing All Defined Device Groups
To display a list of all defined groups, browse to the Groups > List page, illustrated in Figure 37 .
Figure 37:
Groups > List Page Illustration (partial view)
Table 38 describes the columns in the Groups > List page.
Column Description
Add New Group
Launches a page that enables you to add a new group by name and to define group parameters for
devices in that group. For additional information, refer to
"Configuring Basic Group Settings" on page
62 .
Manage
(wrench icon)
Goes to the Groups > Basic configuration page for that group. Hover your mouse over the icon to see a
list of shortcuts to group-specific subtabs that would appear across the navigation section if this group is
selected. (See
Figure 38 in "Configuring Basic Group Settings" on page 62 .)
Name
Uniquely identifies the group by location, vendor, department or any other identifier (such as ‘Accounting
APs,’ ‘Floor 1 APs,’ ‘Cisco devices,’ ‘802.1x APs,’ and so forth).
Up/Down Status
Polling Period
The time between Up/Down SNMP polling periods for each device in the group. Detailed SNMP polling
period information is available on the
Groups > Basic configuration page. Note that by default, most
polling intervals do not match the up/down period.
Total Devices Total number of devices contained in the group including APs, controllers, routers, or switches.
Changes Displays when a group has unapplied changes.
Is Global Group
If a group is designated as global, it may not contain APs but it may be used as a template for other
groups. This column may also indicate
Yes if this group has been pushed to the AirWave from a Master
Console.
Global Group Specifies which group this Subscriber Group is using as its template.
SSID The SSID assigned to supported device types within the group.
Down
The number of access points within the group that are not reachable via SNMP or are no longer
associated to a controller. Note that thin APs are not directly polled with SNMP, but are polled through
Table 38:
Groups > List Columns
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