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Chapter 7: Using SmartPath EMS VMA
Figure 7-8. Start here screen.
9. To save your settings and enter the SmartPath EMS VMA GUI in Enterprise mode, click “Update.”
10. A message appears prompting you to confirm your selection of Enterprise mode. After reading the confirmation message,
click “Yes.”
NOTE: You can change the SmartPath AP root admin name in the Credentials section of the SmartPath AP configuration dialog
box (Monitor > Access Points >SmartPath AP > smartpathap_name > Modify).
SmartPath EMS VMA displays the Guided Configuration page to assist you with the main configuration steps:
• Device-level settings for SmartPath APs
• The three major WLAN policy-level configuration objects, which reference all other configuration objects: user profiles,
SSIDs, and WLAN policies
• The transfer of the device- and policy-level settings from SmartPath EMS VMA to SmartPath APs
7.2 Introduction to the SmartPath EMS VMA GUI
Using the SmartPath EMS VMA GUI, you can set up the configurations needed to deploy, manage, and monitor large numbers of
SmartPath APs. The configuration workflow is described in Section 7.3. The GUI consists of several important sections, which are
shown in Figure 7-9.