Cisco Systems SOFTWARE RELEASE 2.5 warranty Discovering and Managing Devices, Task Reference

Chapter 4 Configuring the CiscoWorks 1105 and 1130 WLSE

Setting Up Device Management

For more information on AAA servers, see the WLSE online help.

Discovering and Managing Devices

Before the WLSE can manage devices, the devices must first be discovered. After devices are discovered, they must be managed.

The major tasks in discovering and managing devices are listed in the following table. Detailed procedures follow.

Table 4-8 Device Management Quick Reference.

Task			Reference
1.	(Optional) Configure discovery options.		Configuring Discovery Options, page 4-29.
2.	Discover devices by	Use CDP Discovery.	Run CDP Discovery, page 4-30.
	one of these methods:
		Import devices.	Import Devices, page 4-33.
3.	Manage devices.		Managing Devices, page 4-35.

Configuring Discovery Options

Discovery options allow you to enable automatic management of all discovered devices, specify use of device names in displays, and use MAC address filtering for management of access points. This step is optional.

To configure discovery options, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Select Devices > Discover > DISCOVER > Advanced Options.

a.If you want device names in WLSE displays, instead of their IP addresses, select Use Reverse DNS lookup.

b.To enable automatic management for all discovered devices, select Auto-Manage Devices. Otherwise, you must move devices to the managed state after they have been discovered.

c.To arrange temporary management of access points, you can configure MAC filtering. For information, see the online help or the User Guide for the Wireless LAN Solution Engine, Release 2.5.

d.Click Save.

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