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- 1. CONFIDENTIAL
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AirWave – Practical workshop
Enabling Secure, Reliable and Cost effective WLANs
- 2. CONFIDENTIAL
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Where does AirWave fit
Best practices around AirWave setup
How to leverage AirWave to solve WLAN issues
What’s new in AirWave 7.6
Q & A
Agenda
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• Multi-vendor wired/WLAN environments
– Mixed WLANs, L2/L3 switch vendors, Routers, Radius
• Lack of End-to-End visibility
– Non-Integrated disparate consoles – WLAN, IDS, Wired etc
• Transient problems difficult to replicate
– Mobility brings a unique challenge for troubleshooting
• RF Analysis expertise is limited
– How to leverage your WLAN SME across the network
Challenges in Network Management
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• Multi-vendor Network Management solution
– End-to-End visibility for wireless and wired network
– Monitor almost any vendor equipment
• Integrated Threat Management
– RAPIDS for Rogue detection and mitigation
– Consolidated wireless threat visibility
• Troubleshooting tools for RF Analysis
– Client oriented troubleshooting for Level 1 Helpdesk
– RF Metrics and Location analysis for Level2/3 SME
• Pro-active triggers and Extensive Reporting
– Actionable events giving heads-up before end users call-in
– Customizable reporting to gather trending info on WLAN
Why AirWave for Network management
- 5. CONFIDENTIAL
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WLAN Management Architecture
- APs/AMs
- 802.11 a/b/g/n radios
- Integrated IDS/IPS
- Spectrum Analysis
- Controller (HW/VC)
- Centralized Radio Management
- Role based Policy Enforcement
- Centralized Analysis
- Airwave
- Device Management
- WLAN Troubleshooting
- Visualization & Reporting
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AirWave Data Flow
Airwave
Controller Virtual
Controller
NMSEmail, SNMP, Syslog
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Where does the Data come from
SNMP
Traps
AMON
Airwave
Controller
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Configuring AirWave Integration (Instant)
HTTPS
Airwave
Virtual
Controller
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Configuring AirWave Integration
SNMP
Traps
AMON
Airwave
Controller
- 12. CONFIDENTIAL
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Organizing AirWave setup
Groups
Define Configuration Standard
Devices share config in Group
Defines polling intervals and protocol
Share same Firmware level on devices
Groups are non-hierarchical
Folders
Similar to Directory structure on your PC
Common monitoring, alerting
Control role based access
Hierarchical based organization
No limit on level depth
Every device associated with ONLY 1 Group and Folder
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Control and Visibility
Key RF Metrics
Historical usage
Client details
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• Rule based Rogue detection and escalation
• Wired correlation for Rogue AP detection
• Integrated IDS Event Management
Integrated Threat Management
Escalate IDS Events
Define Rogue AP Rules
Create Event Triggers
AirWave provides unified view into all
Wireless Threats in your network
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AirWave VisualRF Location services
Visualize Rogue
AP Location
Locate Interference
sources
Review Coverage
Heatmaps
Increases accuracy by automatically
computing RF attenuation on the map
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Easy Helpdesk Tool
1. Find the device via search
2. Check Client details : Any RF Issues ?
3. Analyze AP, Controller, L2 switch
Help Desk tools for RF Triage
RF
Heatmaps
Leverage Helpdesk to solve simple RF
issues thus reducing workload on experts
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Step-by-Step RF Analysis
1. Review WLAN Stats
2. Any Errors/Alarms on user ?
3. Visually plot the user on the map
Forensic Analysis of RF Data
Check Connection
details
Extensive RF data to help experts remotely
analyze the root cause of problem
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Pro-active Event Management
Create Event Triggers
Notify when WLAN behavior is outside
the spec
Escalate Alarms via Email, SNMP
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View Reports
Compliance Reporting/Trending
Schedule Reports
Define Reports
Provide visibility to stakeholders via
scheduled reports emailed automatically
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Device Configuration Management
Discover Devices
Analyze Device
Audit
Configuration
AirWave can Discover, Audit and
Fix configuration mismatches or
settings to the managed devices
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Config Mgmt – Global vs Group
Device Specific
(hostname)
Global/Group
(VAP, AAA, SSID)
Full Device Config
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• Monitoring Features
– Sync up rogue classifications
– Rogue client monitoring
– Spectrum interferers
– Track channel utilization
– Bulk edit of VC variables including
custom variables
• Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
– Single Sign-on to the Instant network
– Running CLI commands from AirWave
• Run a command on all APs from VC
– Visibility into configuration errors
7.6 Release – Instant Enhancements
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– PDF Reports
– Network Usage Report broken by folder
– Top Clients in client session report by Bandwidth usage
7.6 Release – Reporting Improvements
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• API Improvements
– Additional API data about AP uptime and FQDN name
• Trigger Enhancements
– Trigger on client count per BSSID (vs. AP)
– Notes field to customize all alerts
• Search with options
– Users can select to search on active or historical clients
• Performance and Scalability
– AirWave PRO1500+, ENT 4000+ (extra RAM)
– CAC Card Authentication
7.6 Release – AMP Features