Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave 7.6 Getting Started Guide
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1. Clans for folder Top Last 2hours d 160 er 5 6M 14 00 15 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 Show All Maximum Average Show All Maximum Average E Max Clients 177 dients 166 clients GD M Avo Bits Per Second tn 5 3 Mbps 4 5 Mbps GB M Avo Bits Per Second In for VPN Sessions 33 bps 4 bps E IY Avo Bits Per Second Out 20 1 Mbps 12 3 Mbps M Avs Bits Per Second Out for VPN Sessions 0 bps 0 bps B tyearago tr ow A Modify Devices 1 20 w of 126 APs Devices Page 1wof7 gt gt Reset filters Choose columns Export CSV pioneer 1 0 ae 13 days 1 alpha gren qalab 0 0 0 81 days 5 A sicwifio1 4 0 0 6 days 17 Monitoring Data for Wired Devices Routers and Switches The monitoring page for routers and switches includes basic device information at the top a bandwidth graph depicting the sum of all the physical interfaces Beneath that are CPU Memory utilization graphs as shown in Figure 12 Figure 12 APs Devices gt Monitor Page for a Mobility Access Switch ArubaS3500 in group zub gu no wms in folder Top gt aruba gt corvina Poll Now J Ths Derce a on mente ony mtemn recog ates mote Status Up OX Contguratee Good Freeware 7 0 0 0 Upitresm Device Upstream Port Type Aruba 53500 249 Last Contacied 5 24 2011 10 39AM Uptime 21 days 18 hes 59 mins LAN MAC Address 0000 06 44 4200 Serial AUO000100 Location AW Sarver Room Contact Seve 1P Address 10 1 3 88 Total Users2. Max Time Above Threshold 0 100 100 Specify numeric dates with optional 24 hour times like 7 4 2003 or 2003 07 04 for July 4th 2003 or 7 4 2003 13 00 for 1 00 PM or specify relative times like now 1 hour ago 2 weeks ago or 3 months ago Other input formats may be accepted Report Start Report End a Restrict to daily time window Yes No Include weekends Yes O No Schedule Yes No Generated Report Visibility By Role Y Email Report O Yes No 4 In the Report Restrictions section enter the criteria that you want to use to filter your report and specify a desired time range for when the new devices first appeared You can also specify to restrict this report to a specific time window and whether to include weekends as part of the capacity plan 20 Common Configuration Options Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide 5 By default this report will only run once You can specify scheduling options so that the report recurs daily weekly monthly or annually 6 Specify whether the report should display by role or by subject By Role When you create a report definition the reports are visible to only those users who have the same tole as you ie AMP Administrator By Subject When the report is run AirWave users have access to the report if they are allowed to view all the devices in the report 7 Specify whether to email the generated report If this option is enable
3. 2 Bandwidth Noten zN N SO 15 50 18 50 21 50 0 50 3 50 6 50 9 50 12 50 15 50 18 50 21 50 3 50 3 50 6 50 9 50 Show All Maximum Average Show All Maximum Average e H Max Users Susers 4 users 5 V Avg Bits Per Second In 16 4 Mbps 1 1 Mbps 1 year ago _ ss ns now e 2 400 M 40 20 x A a O N a een AS DD prs 15 55 i 55 21 53 35 33 6 55 3 55 12 55 15 55 16 55 21 55 Show All Maximum Average Show All Maximum Average 7 Supervisor Card CPU Avg Load 35 3 WM Average Free Memory 427 3 MB 422 6 MB Av Average Used Memory 328 MB 322 1 MB S j i year ago OW Ls 24 Monitoring Practices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide All managed wired devices also include an Interfaces subtab as shown in Figure 13 Figure 13 APs Devices gt Interfaces Page for Wired Devices partial view Home Groups WALJA Clients Reports System Device Setup List Monitor Interfaces Manage Audit Compliance Rogues Contained New Interface Summary for ethersphere Ims3 in group Aruba HQ in folder Top Down i Down ethersphere ms3 24 i3 ii 24 Io o H 0 Physical Interfaces 1 12 w of 12 Interfaces Page 1 wof 1 Reset filters Choose columns Export CSV Interface v Description Interf MAC Addr XG0 11 Access XG0 11 ethernetCsmacd 00 08 86 XG0 10 Access XG0 10 ethernetCsmacd 00 0B 86 GE0 9 Access GE0 9 ethernetCsmacd 00 08 86 GE0 8 Access GE0 8 ethernetCsmacd 00 08 86 GE0 7 Acces
4. and you can set SNMP polling information The credentials below are used to communicate with devices that are discovered by SNMP Timeout 3 60 sec 3 AMP regardless of the credentials used for discovery Changing these credentials does not affect APs that are already being managed or are already in the New Devices list SNMP Retries 1 40 3 3Com Edit APC Edit Alcatel Lucent Edit AlcatebLucent Switch Edt Aruba Edit Aruba AirMesh Edit 1 2 vof 2SNMPV3Users Page lw of 1 Aruba Switch Edt Select All Unselect All a A C BelAir Edit Cisco Aironet 4800 Edit elnet SSH Cisco 10S AP Edt Telnet SSH Timeout 3 120 sec 5 isco Switch Edit Cisco VxWorks Edt HTTP Timeout 3 120 sec 3 Cisco WLC Edit Eedi E Attempt to ping devices that were unreachable gv O No D Link Edit via SNMP a z Dell Edt Ce E E yy Ertas Edit Upon authorization into read write manage mode AMP can enable read write SNMP on a device using telnet commands for Cisco 105 devices and using the web interface for Symbol 4131 Enterasys RoamAbout AP3000 AP4102 Edit gi Do not modify SNMP settings Foundry Edit Enable read write SNMP HP ProCurve 420 Edit ae Gee Perform the following steps to define the default credentials and SNMP settings for your wireless network 1 Configure default credentials a Navigate to the Device Setup gt Communication page and enter the credentials for each device model on your network These credentials represent the
5. 15 mins Limit by Device Changing this value will remove existing conditions Matching conditions Al Any Available Conditions Device Type New Trigger Condition Device Type is v Access Point Folder Top Include Subfolders Yes O No Group All Groups X Notes 3 Specify either a maximum at most or minimum at least value for the client count 4 Specify the Severity level for the trigger 5 Specify the Duration during which you want the event to be polled and the conditions of the trigger For example you may want to set up a trigger to see if less than two users are on your network for fifteen minutes during a time when you recognize there should be peak activity Triggers with conditions can be configured to fire if any criteria match as well as if all criteria match 6 Specify whether to limit this trigger to devices radios or BSSIDs Specify conditions for this trigger such as whether this trigger will apply to specific devices interface types etc Specify the Folder and Group to which this trigger should be applied You can also select whether to include subfolders of the selected Folder 9 Specify an optional note to be applied to this trigger This note will serve as the message subject for e mailed alerts 10 Specify whether you want notifications to be emailed to your or sent via NMS if an NMS server is available 11 Specify whether the trigger should display by role or by tri
6. Add The Device Communications and Location sections appear illustrated in Figure 2 Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Figure 2 Device Setup gt Add gt Device Communications and Location Sections Configure default credentials on the Communication page Name Leave name blank to read it from device IP Address SNMP Port 161 SSH Port 22 Community String eccccccece Confirm Community String eecccccccs SNMPv3 Username Auth Password Confirm Auth Password SNMPv3 Auth Protocol SHA 1 X Privacy Password Confirm Privacy Password SNMPv3 Privacy Protocol DES X Telnet SSH Username admin Telnet SSH Password eecccccccs Confirm Telnet SSH Password eccccccece enable Password eecccccece Confirm enable Password eccccccece gation Group Aruba HQ X Folder Top v Monitor Only Firmware Upgrades no changes will be made to device Manage read write group settings will be applied to device Add Cancel 3 Complete the Device Communications and Location settings for the new device Settings can differ from device to device based on the type of device and the features that the device supports In several cases the default values from any given device derive from the Device Setup gt Communication page 4 In the Location field select the appropriate group and folder for the device 5 At the bottom of the page select either the Monitor Only or Management read write radio
7. Devices within a group may originate from the same vendor or hardware model and may share certain basic configuration settings Typical group configuration variables include the following settings e Basic settings SSID SNMP polling interval and so forth e Security settings VLANs WEP 802 1x ACLs and so forth e Radio settings data rates fragmentation threshold RTS threshold DTIM preamble and so forth When configuration changes are applied at a group level they are assigned automatically to every device within that group These changes must be applied to every device in Managed mode NOTE When you first configure AirWave only a group named Access Points is available You can add additional groups by navigating to the Groups gt List page and selecting the Add New Group button You can also select the Duplicate button for a current group normally the very last column in the Groups gt List page Selecting this button creates a copy of the specified group and opens immediately to the Groups gt Basic page Refer to the Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 User Guide for more information Folders The devices on the APs Devices gt List page are arranged in collections called folders Folders provide a logical organization of devices unrelated to the configuration groups of the devices Using folders you can quickly view basic statistics about devices You must use folders if you want to limit the APs and devices that AirWave users
8. Guide Figure 3 Device Setup gt Add gt Import Devices via CSV Page Illustration Upload a list of devices gation Group Spectrum APs X Folder Top 5 choose File import_devices csv Upad The list must be in comma separated values CSV format containing the following columns IP Address SNMP Community String Name Type Auth Password SNMPv3 Auth Protocol Privacy Password SNMPv3 Privacy Protocol SNMPv3 Username 10 Telnet Username 11 Telnet Password 12 Enable Password 13 SNMP Port PON DAWN IP Address is required the others are optional Type is a case sensitive string you can view a list of device types Download a sample file or see the example below IP Address SNMP Community String Name Type Auth Password SNMPv3 Auth Protocc 10 34 64 163 private switch example com Router Switch nonradiance md5 prive 16 172 97 172 private switch2 example com router switch nonradiance sha prix 3 Select a group and folder into which to import the list of devices 4 Select Choose File and select the CSV list file on your computer 5 Select Upload to add the list of devices into AirWave Adding Universal Devices AirWave gets basic monitoring information from any device including switches routers and APs whether or not they are supported devices Entering SNMP credentials is optional If no SNMP credentials are entered AirWave will provide ICMP monitoring of universal devices This allows you to monito
9. can see NOTE The amount and type of information that a user can see is based on his her role 6 Overview Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Folder views are persistent in AirWave For example if you created a folder named Store1 you can select that folder and then select the Down link in the header section of the page top to view only the down devices in the Storel folder If you want to see every down device select the Expand folders to show all APs Devices link When the folders are expanded you see all of the devices on AirWave that satisfy the criteria of the page You also see an additional column that lists the folder containing the AP How do discover new devices In addition to manually adding devices devices that are connected to your network can automatically be discovered and added AirWave performs device discovery using the following methods These methods are described in greater detail in the Dell PowerConnect W Air Wave 7 6 User Guide e SNMP HTTP Discovery Scanning This is the primary method for discovering devices Refer to Configuring and Running a Scan Set on page 7 for information on how to utilize this feature e Cisco Discovery Protocol CDP CDP uses the polling interval configured for each individual Cisco switch or router on the Groups gt List page For device discovery AirWave requires read only access to a router or switch for all subnets that contain wired or wir
10. configuration Folders are used for filtering devices by location As an example you are monitoring a campus with several dormitories that use Dell PowerConnect W controller and Dell PowerConnect W thin APs The controllers may be part of one collection and the thin APs may be part of another Both of those collections can reside in a folders named Dorm1 Dorm2 and so on In addition folders can be nested so that both Dorm and Dorm2 can reside under a top folder named Campus Groups Enterprise APs controllers routers and switches have hundreds of variable settings that must be configured precisely to achieve optimal performance and network security Configuring all settings on each device individually is time consuming and error prone AirWave addresses this challenge by automating the processes of device configuration and compliance auditing At the core of this approach is the concept of Device Groups with the following functions and benefits e AirWave allows certain settings to be managed at the Group level while others are managed at an individual device level e AirWave defines a Group as a subset of the devices on the wireless LAN ranging in size from one device to hundreds of devices that share certain common configuration settings e Groups can be defined based on geography such as 5th Floor APs usage or security policies such as Guest Access APs function such as Manufacturing APs or any other appropriate variable e
11. default credentials that are assigned to all newly discovered APs P NOTE Community strings and shared secrets must have read write access in order for AirWave to configure the devices Without read write access AirWave can monitor the devices only it cannot apply any configuration changes Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Overview 9 2 Specify SNMP Settings a Specify an SNMP Timeout value This is the number of seconds that AirWave will wait for a response from a device after sending an SNMP request so a smaller number is more ideal b Enter a value for SNMP Retries This value represents the number of times AirWave attempts to poll a device when it does not receive a response within the SNMP Timeout period or the Group s Missed SNMP Poll Threshold setting As a best practice we recommend a value of 10 3 Configure SNMPv3 Informs a Locate the SNMPv3 Informs section and select the Add button to configure all SNMPv3 users that are configured on the controller The SNMP Inform receiver in AirWave will restart when users are changed or added to the controller 4 Specify Telnet SSH HTTP Discovery and ICMP settings a Specify the Telnet SSH Timeout value This value represents the number of seconds used when performing Telnet and SSH commands b Specify the HTTP Timeout value This value represents the number of seconds used when running an HTTP discovery scan c In the ICMP Settings section speci
12. the RF Health Report will also track mode changes and interfering devices Perform the following steps to create an RF Health Report 1 Navigate to the Reports gt Definitions page and click the Add New Report Definition button Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Common Configuration Options 17 2 Specify a name for your report The report should reflect the information that you want to generate For example if you want to generate an RF Health report for a specific building within your campus then you might want to name it Bldg2 RF Health 3 Inthe Report Definitions Type drop down select RF Health Figure 9 RF Health Report Definitions Home Groups APs Devices Clients PixXouvicme System DeviceS Generated Definitions Title Type RF Health m Group All Groups Folder AllFoldes Device Search Filter This report will be run against devices that match this search Device Search Exclude Filter This report will not indude devices that match this search Filter by device type All Device Types v Number of items to include in RF Health summary 10 Greater than or equal to 1 Use average maximum for tracking statistics Average X Radio Goodput Threshold Mbps 24 Client Goodput Threshold Mbps 24 Client Speed Threshold Mbps 36 Specify numeric dates with optional 24 hour times like 7 4 2003 or 2003 07 04 for July 4th 2003 or 7 4 2003 13 00 f
13. treated as the management interface AirWave monitors Up Down status and bandwidth information on all interfaces You can edit multiple interfaces concurrently by selecting one of the two Edit Interfaces hyperlinks Interface labels are used to group one or more interfaces for the purpose of defining interface bandwidth triggers Understanding the APs Devices gt Monitor Pages for All Device Types You can quickly go to any device s monitoring page once you go to its specific folder or group on the APs Devices gt List page by selecting its hyperlinked name in the Device column All Monitor pages include a section at the top displaying information such as monitoring configuration status serial number total users firmware version and so on as shown in Figure 14 Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Monitoring Practices 25 Figure 14 Monitoring Page Top Level Data Common to All Device Types Status Up OK Configuration Mismatched The settings on the device do not match the desired configuration policy Controller ethersphere ims3 Aruba AP Group corp1341 AM Upstream Device 1341 WLAN sw1 1341 wlan swi arubanetworks com Upstream Port gigat Type Aruba AP 105 Remote Device No Last Contacted 5 7 2012 1 57 PM 44d LAN MAC Address 08 C7 C8 C6 78 FF Serial AL0395386 IP Address 10 6 130 115 Cents 0 Usage Quick Links Open controller web UI Run a command X Notes The alert summary and recent e
14. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Copyright 2013 Aruba Networks Inc Aruba Networks trademarks include airwave Aruba Networks Aruba Wire less Networks the registered Aruba the Mobile Edge Company logo and Aruba Mobility Management System Dell the DELL logo and PowerConnect are trademarks of Dell Inc All nghts reserved Specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice Originated in the USA All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Open Source Code Certain Aruba products include Open Source software code developed by third parties including software code subject to the GNU General Public License GPL GNU Lesser General Public License LGPL or other Open Source Licenses Includes software from Litech Systems Design The IF MAP client library copyright 2011 Infoblox Inc All rights reserved This product includes software developed by Lars Fenneberg et al The Open Source code used can be found at this site http www arubanetworks com open_source Legal Notice The use of Aruba Networks Inc switching platforms and software by all individuals or corporations to terminate other vendors VPN client devices constitutes complete acceptance of liability by that individual or corporation for this action and indemnifies in full Aruba Networks Inc from any and all legal actions that might be taken against it with respect to infringement of co
15. Ps Devices gt New page Home Groups UTS clients Reports System Device Setup AMP Setup RAPIDS _ VisualRF To discover more devices visit the Discover page 41 50 w of 163 APs Devices lt lt Page 5 w of 17 Device Typew IP Address LANMAC Address Discovered v i dpascucc rapSwn Aruba RAP 5WN 10 230 204 45 00 08 86 69 19 FD 8 17 2012 12 44 PM nzylyaev rapSwn_ Aruba RAP SWN 10 230 207 107 00 0B 86 69 1A CF 8 16 2012 3 18 PM robpalmer RAP2 Aruba RAP 2WG 10 69 64 17 00 24 6C C2 3E 94 8 15 2012 7 05 PM AP70ca 9b2a 598a n Cisco AP801 LWAPP 10 20 30 2 70 CA 9B 2A 59 8A 8 15 2012 1 39 PM a tespinosa ap65 Aruba AP 65 10 240 15 43 00 1A 1E C1 FC CC 8 14 2012 11 04 PM D Instant 08 27 F9 Aruba Instant Virtual Controller 8 14 2012 6 43 PM KKIAP135 Aruba AP 135 10 4 56 220 D8 C7 08 C0 01 D2 8 14 2012 10 51 AM twilson rap2 Aruba RAP 2WG 10 69 80 108 00 0B 86 C3 5E 98 8 13 2012 12 06 PM syu rap2 Aruba RAP 2WG 10 69 16 246 00 0B 86 C3 59 39 8 12 2012 9 23 PM jconsolatti rap2 Aruba RAP 2WG 10 69 16 242 00 24 6C C2 26 B2 8 11 2012 4 03 PM 50 w of 163 APs Devices Page 5 wof 17 gt gt Reset filters ct All Unselect Al Group Aruba HQ Folder Top X LWAPP AP Group Auto Detect Monitor Only Firmware Upgrades Manage Read Write Add Ignore Delete __Reslocetarinare 8 Overview Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide 2 Select the check box beside the device or devices that you want to add 3 Use the drop d
16. button The choice depends on whether or not you want to overwrite the Group settings for the device being added A NOTE If you select Manage read write AirWave overwrites existing device settings with the Groups settings Place newly discovered devices in Monitor read only mode to enable auditing of actual settings instead of Group Policy settings 6 Select Add to finish adding the devices to the network Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Overview 3 Adding Multiple Devices from a CSV File You can add devices in bulk from a CSV file to AirWave Here you also have the option of specifying vendor name only and AirWave will automatically determine the correct type while bringing up the device If your CSV file includes make and model information AirWave will add the information provided in the CSV file as it did before It will not override what you have specified in this file in any way The CSV list must contain the following columns IP Address SNMP Community String Name Type Auth Password SNMPv3 Auth Protocol Privacy Password SNMPy3 Privacy Protocol SNMPv3 Username Telnet Username Telnet Password Enable Password SNMP Port You can download a CSV file and customize it as you like 1 To import a CSV file go to the Device Setup gt Add page 2 Select the Import Devices via CSV link The Upload a list of devices page displays See Figure 3 4 Overview Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started
17. configured on the Home gt User Info page This threshold value specifies whether triggers categorized as Critical Major Minor Warning or Normal will result in a Severe Alert If a trigger is defined to result in a Critical alert and if the Severe Alert Threshold is defined as Major then the list of Severe Alerts will include all Major and Critical alerts Similarly if this value is set to Normal which is the lowest threshold then the list of Severe Alerts will include all alerts As part of the initial AirWave setup the following triggers should be configured e Client Count Trigger on page 11 e Device Down Trigger on page 13 e Radio Noise Floor Trigger on page 14 e Rogue Device Classified Trigger on page 16 Client Count Trigger The Client Count triggers can be useful for alerting you when traffic is either unusually high or in some cases unusually low This trigger can alert you to possible device or network problems even before a problem is reported to you Perform the following steps to configure a Client Count trigger 1 Navigate to the System gt Triggers page and click the Add New Trigger button 2 Inthe Type drop down select Client Count Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Common Configuration Options 11 Figure 5 Client Count Trigger Type Client Count v Client Count At Least At Most 2 Severity Normal X Liini 15 minutes e g 15 minutes 75 seconds 1 hr
18. ct W Instant in W AirWave 7 6 Deployment Guide for more information on Dell PowerConnect W Instant devices in AirWave Refer to the following sections for information on manually adding devices e Adding Devices with the Device Setup gt Add Page on page 1 e Adding Multiple Devices from a CSV File on page 4 e Adding Universal Devices on page 5 Adding Devices with the Device Setup gt Add Page Manually adding devices from the Device Setup gt Add page to AirWave is an option for adding all device types You only need to select device vendor information from the drop down menu and AirWave automatically finds and adds specific make and model information into its database Perform these steps to manually add devices to AirWave Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Overview 1 2 Overview 1 The first step to add a device manually is to select the vendor and model Browse to the Device Setup gt Add page and select the vendor and model of the device to add Figure illustrates this page Figure 1 Device Setup gt Add Page Illustration Select the type of device to add Aruba Device x Import Devices via CSV 3Com 3Com WX100 3Com WX1200 3Com WX2200 3Com WX4400 APC APC PDU Alcatel Lucent Alcatel Lucent OAW Alcatel Lucent OmniSwitch Aruba Aruba AirMesh AP Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager Aruba Device Avaya Avaya AP 3 Avaya AP 4 5 6 Avaya AP 7 Avaya AP 3 BelAir jam 2 Select
19. d then valid sender and recipient email addresses are required 8 Upon completion you can add the report run the report immediately without adding it or run and add it immediately Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Common Configuration Options 21 22 Common Configuration Options Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Chapter 3 Monitoring Practices With AirWave you can monitor devices on your network with the click of a button and see real time statistics as well as relevant historical information Special diagnostic summanies highlight anomalies and situations that can affect end user network performance AirWave includes monitoring views specifically designed to aggregate critical information for the service desk as well as the high end monitoring functions network engineers need Features of AirWave monitoring include e The ability to automatically track every user and device wireless and remote on the network e Visibility into the wired infrastructure that connects wireless controllers and APs e Logging and displaying of radio and RADIUS errors a frequent cause of connectivity problems e Rapid drill downs from network wide to device level monitoring view Refer to the following sections for information on common monitoring practices that you will utilize on a daily basis e Viewing Device Monitoring Statistics on page 23 e Monitoring Data for Wired Devices R
20. de Access GE0 6 Access GE0 6 ethermnetCs GE0 5 Access GE0 5 ethemetCs Usage In 13 53 Mbps Usage Out 16 05 Mbps GE0 4 Access GE0 4 pi GE0 3 Access GE0 3 e ethernetCs GE0 2 Access 0 GEO 1 pect GE0 1 ethernetCs Access GE0 0 ethernetCs 26 Monitoring Practices Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide An Interface Monitoring page is comprised of three sections Interface Information Usage and Interface Frame Counters graphs and Connected Clients Specifics of the interface are in the Interface Information section as depicted in Figure 17 Figure 17 ndividual Interface Information Section Monitoring Interface GEO O for Device ethersphere lms3 Operational Status Up Admin Status Up Last Contacted 9 21 2012 3 50 PM Type ethernetCsmacd Description Name GEO 0 MAC Address 00 0B 86 01 99 01 Forwarding Mode Access Usage In 17 34 Mbps Usage Out 20 01 Mbps Bandwidth and other frame counter information are displayed in the lower section in a tabbed graph which is shown in Figure 16 above Connected Clients if any are listed in a table below the interactive graphs as shown in Figure 18 Figure 18 Connected Clients list in APs Devices gt Interface Monitoring for a selected interface Connected Clients 1 1 v of 1 Connected Clients Page 1 wof 1 Reset filters Choose columns Choose columns for roles Export CSV Device Type
21. ditions Al Any Available Conditions Device Type Minutes Down Threshold New Trigger Condition Folder Top X Include Subfolders Yes O No Group All Groups v Notes Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Common Configuration Options 13 WN Specify the Severity level for the trigger 4 Specify whether the trigger should be based on the number of down events over a specified period of time When this option is enabled you can set the number of down events that activate the trigger as well as the duration of the time window to be measured AirWave will then count the number of times that the device has gone from Up to Down in the specified span of time and display this in the Device Down alert 5 Specify whether the Device Down trigger will send alerts for thin APs when the controller is down and whether the trigger will send alerts when the upstream device is down 6 Specify whether an alert will be sent if a device is down due to a reboot 7 Specify the conditions of the trigger and include Device Type and or Minutes Down criteria Triggers with the Minutes Down condition enabled will compare the amount of time an AP has been down to the value in minutes set for the condition 8 Specify the Folder and Group to which this trigger should be applied You can also select whether to include subfolders of the selected Folder 9 Specify an optional note to be applied to this trigger This not
22. e will serve as the message subject for e mailed alerts 10 Specify whether you want notifications to be emailed to your or sent via NMS if an NMS server is available 11 Specify whether the trigger should display by role or by triggering agent By Role When you create a trigger definition the triggers are visible to only those users who have the same tole as you ie AMP Administrator By Triggering Agent When the trigger is run this option distributes the alert according to how it was generated 12 Specify whether to suppress this alert until it has been acknowledged If you select No a new alert will be created every time the trigger criteria are met If you select Yes an alert will only be received the first time the criteria is met A new alert for the device is not created until the initial one is acknowledged 13 Select Add when you are finished configuring the trigger Radio Noise Floor Trigger The Radio Noise Floor trigger can alert you the Noise Floor dBM has exceeded a certain value for a specified period of time Perform the following steps to configure a Device Client Count trigger 1 Navigate to the System gt Triggers page and click the Add New Trigger button 2 Inthe Type drop down select Device Client Count 14 Common Configuration Options Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Figure 7 Radio Noise Floor Trigger Type Radio Noise Floor X Severity Normal X gino 5
23. eless devices in order to discover a Cisco device s CDP neighbors The CDP Neighbor Data Polling Period is specified on the Groups gt Basic page for a specific group Ki NOTE Dell PowerConnect W Instant devices are automatically discovered Refer to the Dell PowerConnect W Instant in W AirWave7 6 Deployment Guide for more information on Dell PowerConnect W Instant devices in AirWave Configuring and Running a Scan Set Configuring a scan sets consists of defining the network segments that will be scanned along with the credentials used for goveming the scanning of a given network Perform the following tasks to configure a scan set 1 Add networks for SNMP HTTP scanning a Navigate to the Device Setup gt Discover page and locate the Networks section b Select the Add button to add a new scan network This opens a New Networks form c Enter a name for the network the IP network range or first IP address on the network to be scanned and the subnet mask for the network to be scanned Note that the largest subnet that AirWave supports is 255 255 0 0 d Select Add when you are finished and repeat these steps to add all the networks on which to enable device scanning 2 Add credentials for scanning a Navigate to the Device Setup gt Discover page and scroll down to the Credentials section b Select the Add button to add a set of credentials This opens a New Scan Credentials form c Enter a name for the credential in the for
24. eport assists in analyzing device capacity and performance on the network and such analysis can help to achieve network efficiency and improved experience for users This report is based on interface level activity Perform the following steps to create a Capacity Planning Report 1 Navigate to the Reports gt Definitions page and click the Add New Report Definition button 2 Specify a name for your report The report should reflect the information that you want to generate For example if you want to generate a Capacity Report for switch and routers only then you might want to name this Switch and Router Capacity WN In the Report Definitions Type drop down select Capacity Planning Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Common Configuration Options 19 Figure 10 Capacity Planning Report Definitions Home Groups APs Devices_ Clients Reports System Device Generated Definitions Title Type Capacity Planning m Group All Groups Folder All Folders Device Search Filter This report will be run against devices that match this search Device Search Exclude Filter This report will not indude devices that match this search Fitter by device type All Device Types SSID AISSIDS v Include detail Yes No Filter By Combined Usage in out v Use Average Maximum Usage Average v Capacity Threshold 0 100 seo Min Time Above Threshold 0 100 10
25. example Default This field supports alphanumeric characters both upper and lower case blank spaces hyphens and underscore characters d Select the type of scan to be completed e SNMPvl and SNMPv2 differ between their supported traps supported MIBs and network query elements used in device scanning HTTP is not as robust as SNMP in processing network events but HTTP may be sufficient simpler or preferable in certain scenarios e If you selected SNMP then define the community string to be used during scanning If you selected HTTP then enter a username and password for the scan credentials Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Overview 7 f 3 De a b c d NOTE A vendor 9 for m Select Add when you are finished and repeat these steps to add additional credentials on which to enable device scanning fine a scan set Navigate to the Device Setup gt Discover page and select the Add New Scan Set button Select the Network s to be scanned and the Credential s to be used AirWave defines a unique scan for each Network Credential combination In the Automatic Authorization section select whether to override the global setting in AMP Setup gt General and have New Devices be automatically authorized into the New Device List the same Group Folder as the discovering devices the same Group Folder as the closest IP neighbor or a specified auto authorization group and folder Be sure t
26. fy whether to ping devices that were unreachable via SNMP Note that this value should be set to No if ICMP is disabled on your network 5 Specify read write settings for Symbol 4131 and Cisco Aironet SNMP Initialization If you select Do Not Modify SNMP Settings then AirWave will not modify any SNMP settings If SNMP is not already initialized on the Symbol Nomadix and Cisco IOS APs AirWave is not able to manage them If you select Enable read write SNMP then AirWave can manage networks with Symbol Nomadix Cisco IOS AP that do not have SNMP initialized 10 Overview Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Chapter 2 Common Configuration Options This section describes common configuration options for triggers reports and alerts that you might use on a daily basis Refer to the following sections for additional information e Which triggers should I set up immediately on page 11 e Which reports should I utilize on page 17 e Which alerts are most important to me on page 17 Which triggers should set up immediately AirWave monitors key aspects of wireless LAN performance When certain conditions or parameters arise that are outside of normal bounds AirWave generates or triggers alerts that enable you to address problems often before users have a chance to report them All triggers include an option to configure a Severity Level This level is tied to the Severe Alert Threshold which is
27. ggering agent 12 Common Configuration Options Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide e By Role When you create a trigger definition the triggers are visible to only those users who have the same role as you ie AMP Administrator e By Triggering Agent When the trigger is run this option distributes the alert according to how it was generated 12 Specify whether to suppress this alert until it has been acknowledged If you select No a new alert will be created every time the trigger criteria are met If you select Yes an alert will only be received the first time the criteria is met A new alert for the device is not created until the initial one is acknowledged 13 Select Add when you are finished configuring the trigger Device Down Trigger This Device Down trigger can alert you to when an authorized monitored AP has failed to respond to SNMP queries from AirWave Perform the following steps to configure a Device Down trigger 1 Navigate to the System gt Triggers page and click the Add New Trigger button 2 In the Type drop down select Device Down Figure 6 Device Down Trigger Type Device Down Severity Major Limit by number of down events Yes No Send Alerts for Thin APs when Controller is Down Yes No Send Alerts when Upstream Device is Down Yes No Send Alerts on Reboot Indude reboots detected by uptime reset or reboot Yes No count increase Matching con
28. ient Count Device Down Radio Noise Floor Rogue Detection Which reports should I utilize Reports are a powerful tool in network analysis user configuration device optimization and network monitoring AirWave reports include the following functionality AirWave runs daily versions of reports during predefined windows of time All reports can be scheduled to run in the background You can restrict reports to show information for specific groups and or folders The daily version of any report is available instantly in the Reports gt Generated page The Inventory Dell PowerConnect W License Client Inventory Rogue Containment and Configuration Audit reports do not span a period of time Instead these reports provide a snapshot of the current state of the network Users can create all other reports over a custom time period on the Reports gt Definitions page All reports can be emailed in PDF or CSV format They can also be exported to XML CSV or PDF format As part of the initial AirWave setup the following reports might be useful to set up immediately RF Health Report on page 17 Capacity Planning Report on page 19 RF Health Report The RF Health Report can assist in pinpointing the most problematic devices on your network and displays up to the top ten devices based on problem type This report tracks the top AP radio issues by noise MAC Phy errors channel changes and transmit power changes If ARM events exist then
29. lied You can also select whether to include subfolders of the selected Folder 5 Specify an optional note to be applied to this trigger This note will serve as the message subject for e mailed alerts 6 Specify whether you want notifications to be emailed to your or sent via NMS if an NMS server is available 16 Common Configuration Options Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide 7 Specify whether the trigger should display by role or by triggering agent By Role When you create a trigger definition the triggers are visible to only those users who have the same tole as you ie AMP Administrator By Triggering Agent When the trigger is run this option distributes the alert according to how it was generated 8 Specify whether to suppress this alert until it has been acknowledged If you select No a new alert will be created every time the trigger criteria are met If you select Yes an alert will only be received the first time the criteria is met A new alert for the device is not created until the initial one is acknowledged 9 Select Add when you are finished configuring the trigger Which alerts are most important to me The more triggers that you configure in AirWave the more alerts that you receive These alerts display on the System gt Alerts page and remain there until they are acknowledged As part of the initial AirWave setup the following alerts will likely be of most importance to you Device Cl
30. minutes e g 15 minutes 75 seconds 1 hr 15 mins Matching conditions all Any Available Conditions Device Type Noise Floor dBM Radio Type C ma new Trager Condition Noise Floor dBM Folder Top X Include Subfolders Yes O No Group All Groups Notes Specify the Severity level for the trigger e Specify the Duration during which you want the event to be polled and the conditions of the trigger For example you may want to set up a trigger to notify you if the Noise Floor dBM is greater than 85 for five minutes 5 Specify the Folder and Group to which this trigger should be applied You can also select whether to include subfolders of the selected Folder 6 Specify an optional note to be applied to this trigger This note will serve as the message subject for e mailed alerts N Specify whether you want notifications to be emailed to your or sent via NMS if an NMS server is available Specify whether the trigger should display by role or by triggering agent e By Role When you create a trigger definition the triggers are visible to only those users who have the same role as you ie AMP Administrator e By Triggering Agent When the trigger is run this option distributes the alert according to how it was generated 9 Specify whether to suppress this alert until it has been acknowledged If you select No a new alert will be created every time the trigger criteria are me
31. o note this location Select Add when you are finished and repeat these steps for each scan set that you want to create Discovered devices use the default credentials configured on the Device Setup gt Communication page for each specific device Refer to How do I define credentials for devices that communicate with AirWave on page ore information 4 Running a scan set a Add Navigate to the Device Setup gt Discover page and select the check boxes for each scan that you want to execute Click the Scan button located below the list of scan sets View the Start and Stop columns to see the status of the scan Refresh the browser until both the Start and Stop columns display date and time information Newly discovered devices will display on the APs Devices gt New page These devices can then be added to your network Newly Discovered Devices to a Group Perform the following steps to add a newly discovered device to a group 1 Select the New Devices link in the header top of the page This opens the location where all newly discovered devices are displayed This is normally APs Devices gt New though you may have specified a different location while defining a scan set The information on this page includes the related controller when known applicable the device type including vendor and model the LAN MAC Address the IP address and the date time of discovery Refer to the following image Figure 4 A
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33. or 1 00 PM or specify relative times like now 1 hour ago 2 weeks ago or 3 months ago Other input formats may be accepted Report Start Report End Schedule Yes No Generated Report Visibility By Role X Email Report Yes No Add and Run Run Now Add Cancel 18 Common Configuration Options Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide 4 Inthe Report Restrictions section enter the criteria that you want to use to filter your report Also specify a desired time range for when the new devices first appeared 5 By default this report will only run once You can specify scheduling options so that the report recurs daily weekly monthly or annually 6 Specify whether the report should display by role or by subject By Role When you create a report definition the reports are visible to only those users who have the same tole as you ie AMP Administrator By Subject When the report is run AirWave users have access to the report if they are allowed to view all the devices in the report 7 Specify whether to email the generated report If this option is enabled then valid sender and recipient email addresses are required 8 Upon completion you can add the report run the report immediately without adding it or add and run it immediately Capacity Planning Report The Capacity Planning Report tracks device bandwidth capacity and throughput in device groups folders and SSIDs This r
34. outers and Switches on page 24 e Understanding the APs Devices gt Monitor Pages for All Device Types on page 25 e Understanding the APs Devices gt Interfaces Page on page 26 e Monitoring with the RF Performance Page on page 27 Viewing Device Monitoring Statistics You can view many useful device monitoring statistics in the APs Devices gt List page The APs Devices gt List page displays interactive graphs of Clients and Usage formerly Users and Bandwidth prior to 7 4 and lists all devices that are managed or monitored by AirWave To see only the Up devices you can click the Up link in the Top Header Stats bar next to the green arrow This displays the APs Devices gt Up page with the same information but only containing active devices You can do the same with the Down and Mismatched top header stats links Use the Go to folder field to filter the list by folder or click Expand folders to show all APs Devices if you are looking at a filtered device list A lock icon in the Configuration column indicates that the device in that row is in Monitor only mode Figure 11 illustrates this page Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Monitoring Practices 23 Figure 11 APs Devices gt List partial view Folder Top 126 579 Up Devices Expand folders to show all APs Devices Go to folder Top 126 579 Up Devices Total Devices 126 3 Mismatched 177 Clients 164 Usage 11 17 Mbps VPN Sessions 2
35. own menus to select the Group Folder and Dell PowerConnect W AP Group to which the devices will be added The default group appears at the top of the Group list Ki NOTE Devices cannot be added to a Global Group because groups designated as Global Groups cannot contain access points 4 Select either Monitor Only or Manage Read Write as the mode in which the new device s will operate e In Monitor Only Firmware Upgrades mode AirWave updates the firmware compares the current configuration with the policy and displays any discrepancies on the APs Devices gt Audit page AirWave does not change the configuration of the device e In Manage Read Write mode AirWave compares the device s current configuration settings with the Group configuration settings and automatically updates the new device s configuration to match the Group policy CAUTION Put devices in Monitory Only Firmware Upgrades mode when they are added to a newly established device group This avoids overwriting any important existing configuration settings 5 Select Add when you are done At this point you can go to the APs Devices gt List page and select the folder that contains the newly added devices This enables you to verify that the devices have been properly assigned How do define credentials for devices that communicate with AirWave On the Device Setup gt Communication page you can configure AirWave to communicate with your vendor specific devices
36. pyright on behalf of those vendors Jan 2013 0511224 01 Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Chapter 1 Overview Congratulations on successfully installing Dell PowerConnect W AirWave So where do you go from here This document is designed to help you with your initial setup It also provides information on common configuration options and daily monitoring practices Refer to the following sections e Initial Setup on page 1 e Common Configuration Options on page 11 e Monitoring Practices on page 23 Initial Setup AirWave initial setup consists of creating folders and groups discovering and adding devices and defining credentials for devices that communicate with AirWave Refer to the following sections for additional information e How do I add devices on page e How do I discover new devices on page 7 e How are folders and groups organized on page 6 e How do I define credentials for devices that communicate with AirWave on page 9 How do add devices In many cases you will add devices after the devices have been discovered Refer to How do I discover new devices on page 7 for more information In other cases your deployment may require that you manually add devices to AirWave You can add devices manually by uploading a CSV file or from the Device Setup gt Add page Ki NOTE Dell PowerConnect W Instant devices are automatically discovered Refer to the Dell PowerConne
37. r key elements of the wired network infrastructure including upstream switches RADIUS servers and other devices While AirWave can manage most leading brands and models of wireless infrastructure universal device support also enables basic monitoring of many of the less commonly used devices Perform the same steps to add universal devices to AirWave that were detailed in Adding Devices with the Device Setup gt Add Page on page 1 AirWave collects basic information about universal devices including name contact uptime and location Once you have added a universal device you can view a list of its interfaces on APs Devices gt Manage By selecting the pencil icon next to an interface you can assign it to be non monitored or monitored as and interface AirWave collects this information and displays it on the APs Devices gt Monitor page in the Interface section AirWave supports MIB II interfaces and polls in out byte counts for up to two interfaces AirWave also monitors sysUptime Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Overview 5 Ka How are folders and groups organized Folders and Groups are useful ways of organizing your devices Folders are used for monitoring groups are used for configuration Group configuration applies to the controller Configuration for APs is done through the APs Devices gt Manage or APs Devices List pages Groups should be comprised of similar devices that will utilize a consistent
38. s GE0 7 ethernetCsmacd 00 08 86 GE0 6 Access GE0 6 ethernetCsmacd 00 08 86 GE0 5 Access GE0 5 ethernetCsmacd 00 08 86 GE0 4 Access GE0 4 ethernetCsmacd 00 08 86 GE0 3 Access GE0 3 ethernetCsmacd 00 08 86 GE0 2 Access GE0 2 ethernetCsmacd 00 08 86 GE0 1 Access GE0 1 ethernetCsmacd 00 08 86 GE0 0 Access GE0 0 ethernetCsmacd 00 08 86 1 12 w of 12 Interfaces Page i wof1 Reset filters Virtual Interfaces 1 12 w of 12 Interfaces Page 1 wof1 Reset filters Choose columns Export CSV Interface a Name Type w t i loop SWITCH IP INTERFACE softwareLoopback tunnel 1 Tunnel Interface tunnel vian 1 802 1Q VLAN Bipvian vlan 22 802 1Q VLAN Bipvian vlan 63 1344 GUEST client pool l3ipvlan vlan 64 802 19 VLAN Bipvian vlan 65 802 1Q VLAN Bipvian vlan 66 802 10 VLAN Bipvian vlan 650 802 10 VLAN Bipvlan The Interfaces page includes a summary of all the interfaces at the top In case of the stacked switches the master includes the interfaces of all the members including its own The physical and the virtual interfaces are displayed in separate tables labeled Physical Interfaces and Virtual Interfaces VLANs are listed below the interface NOTE The Interfaces page for AirMesh APs includes VLANs as part of the Virtual Interfaces When no management interface is Ki specified VLAN1 will be treated as management interface If VLAN1 does not exist then ethernet 0 will be
39. t If you select Yes an alert will only be received the first time the criteria is met A new alert for the device is not created until the initial one is acknowledged Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7 6 Getting Started Guide Common Configuration Options 15 10 Select Add when you are finished configuring the trigger Rogue Device Classified Trigger The Rogue Device Classified trigger can be useful for alerting you when a device has been discovered with the specified Rogue Score You can define conditions for this trigger that specify the nature of the rogue device in multiple ways Perform the following steps to configure a Rogue Device Classified trigger 1 Navigate to the System gt Triggers page and click the Add New Trigger button 2 Inthe Type drop down select Rogue Device Classified Figure 8 Rogue Device Classified Trigger Type Rogue Device Classe Severity Normal za o Conditia Matching conditions all Any Available Conditions Classification Device Confidence Threat Level Type A new Tigger Condition Type is Be Rogue AP ae Threat Level gt y TWS g Classification W Suspected Rogue Folder Top v Indude Subfolders Yes No Group All Groups v Notes Additional Notification Options Emai L NMS Add NMS servers nn the AMP Sehin NMS nane WN Specify the Severity level for the trigger 4 Specify the Folder and Group to which this trigger should be app
40. the sections that follow Understanding the APs Devices gt Interfaces Page The Monitoring Data for Wired Devices Routers and Switches on page 24 section described how to view high level interface information for all physical and virtual interfaces on an entire router or switch Select any interface hotlink in the Interface column of the Physical or Virtual Interfaces tables on the stacked switches to go to an Interface Monitoring page displaying data relevant to that specific interface as shown Figure 16 Figure 16 Interface Monitoring Page for a Wired Device GJIT Clients Reports System Device Setup List Monitor Manage Audit Compliance Rogues Contained New Up Note There are unapplied changes for this controller You must dick Save and Apply to make them take effect Interface Summary for ethersphere Ims3 in group Aruba HQ in folder Top Total Up Down Access Up Down Distribution Up B n 0 0 ethersphere lms3 24 p y 24 0 Physical Interfaces List Monitor Sui Interface Monitoring Manage Audit Compliance Rogu 1 12 wof 12 Interfaces Page 1 wof1 Reset filters Monitoring Interface GEO O for Device ethersphere ms3 Koulo Access XG0 10 ethernet s xXGO0 10 Access XGO0 10 ethernetCs GE0 9 Access GE0 9 ethernetCs Operational Status Up Admin Status Up Last Contacted GE0 8 Access GE0 8 ethernetCs Type ethernetCsmacd Description Name GE0 7 Access GE0 7 etheretCs MAC Address 00 08 86 01 99 01 Forwarding Mo
41. vents sections are also the same regardless of the device type and these sections appear toward the bottom of these pages In addition a link to the Audit Log is available on the bottom of this page A portion of this page is shown in Figure 15 Figure 15 Monitoring Page Bottom Level Data Common to All Device Types partial view Alert Summary at 3 20 2012 4 00 PM AMP Alerts 0 oO 0 z IDS Events 0 0 0 RADIUS Authentication Issues 0 0 0 Recent AMP Events view system event log Mon Mar 19 17 59 36 2012 System Status changed to OK Mon Mar 19 17 58 35 2012 System Configuration verification failed to read configuration from device Mon Mar 19 17 58 35 2012 System Status changed to Error fetching existing configuration Mon Mar 19 17 58 35 2012 System Configuration status changed to Too many errors fetching existing configuration Mon Mar 19 17 58 35 2012 System Configuration status changed to Telnet SSH Error pattern match timed out in password failure Permission denied please try again Mon Mar 19 16 42 33 2012 System Tunnel IP changed from 10 230 205 117 to 10 230 205 188 Mon Mar 19 16 38 46 2012 System Status changed to OK Mon Mar 19 16 38 46 2012 System Up Audit Log Monitoring pages vary according to whether they are wired routers switches controllers WLAN switches or thin or fat APs whether the device is a Mesh device and whether Spectrum is enabled These differences are discussed in
42. w Role w MAC Address Search a ETTR Anba aruba employee logon 00 08 86 6C 11 00 1 GE1 0 Wired 1 1 w of 1 Connected Clients Page 1 w of 1 Reset filters Monitoring with the RF Performance Page The Home gt RF Performance page provides graphs that enable you to identify clients with low SNR rates speed and goodput In the upper left comer of this page you can limit the information that displays by selecting a specific folder NOTE The Speed and Goodput graphs will only be populated with information from Dell PowerConnect W Series devices that support AMON Figure 19 Home gt RF Performance Clients Clients Clients 80 00 200 60 75 150 40 so 100 41 40 Miz 2 2 st 20 ie 25 14 9 5 E 1 o o o 20 w 50 36 5 o Clients A 24GHz 5 GHz Lowest SNR Clients Lowest Speed Clients Lowest Goodput Clients 802 11a 9 2 o Client A SNR dB ient A Speed Mbps Client 4 Goodput Mbps 00 21 6A 9C 6A B4 5 ARUBANETWORKS efishel 0 tgeorge arubanetworks com 0 802 11b 0 ARUBANETWORKS neelas 19 ARUBANETWORKS jingli 0 Details HT 20 MHz 24 63 amaras 9 ARUBANETWORKS sarvidson 0 HT 40 MHz 0 4 elutvak 17 E0 CB 1D 79 2A 7E 0 Total 26 67 tgeorge arubanetworks com 10 zjennings arubanetworks com 0 Details Details You can click on a value in any of the graphs to view the associated list of clients Monitoring Practices 27 Figure 20 Drill down to view all clients E s z ch Hl Location ssp Durati
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