Chapter6 Performing Administrative Task s
Using Discovery and Managing Devices
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User Guide for the CiscoWorks 1105 Wireless LAN Solution Engine
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Enable Discovery Options
You can modify the discovery process by specifying that all discovered devices be
automatically managed and enabling reverse DNS lookup so that device names,
instead of IP addresses, appear in WLSE displays.
Note Your login determines whether you can use this option.
Procedure
Step 1 Select Administration > Discover > DISCOVER > Discovery Options. The
Discovery Options window appears.
Step 2 To enable automatic management for all discovered devices, select the
Auto-Manage Devices checkbox.
All discovered devices will be automatically placed in the Managed folder.
Note If you are using the automatic configuration feature (Configuration >
Auto Update), new access points and bridges added to the network will
be automatically configured if Auto-Manage is enabled. For more
information, see Automating Configurations, page 3-151.
Step 3 If DNS is configured on devices, you can enable reverse DNS lookup by selecting
the Use reverse DNS lookup checkbox. Use of this feature affect s devic e na me
display on the WLSE as follows:
Reverse DNS lookup
enabled? Affect on Display
Yes If the lookup succeeds, the device name is displayed.
If the lookup fails, the device IP address is displayed.
No If the device’s SNMP sysName is set, the sysName is
displayed.
If the sysName is not set, the device IP address is
displayed.