ExtremeWireless WiNG Controllers Getting Started Guide

Select Devices > Host Name.

The Basic configuration options open.

Configure the following settings:

Note

Device Overrides option is selected by default to ensure that device configurations receive periodic refinement automatically.

Table 1. Device Basic Configuration Options
MAC Address	Device MAC addressed assigned when adding the device. This field cannot be edited
Type	Device type selected when adding a device. This field cannot be edited
Name	Device name assigned to the selected device. Type or modify the device name using the Name field
Site	Device location. Use the drop-down list box to select a device site location
Profile	Assign a profile to the selected device. Profile allows admins to assign a common set of configuration parameters and policies to controllers, service platforms, and access points. Use the profile drop-down list box to assign a profile for the device

Table 2. Device Location Configuration
Area	Assign the physical area where the device is deployed. This can be a building, region, campus or other area that describes the deployment location
Floor	Assign the target a device a building Floor name representative of the location the access point, controller, or service platform was physically deployed. The name cannot exceed 64 characters. Assigning a building floor name is helpful when grouping devices within the same general coverage area
Floor number	Assign a numerical floor designation in respect to the floor's actual location within a building. The default setting is first floor
Latitude	Set the latitude coordinate where devices are deployed within a floor. When looking at a floor map, latitude lines specify the eastwest position of a point on the Earth's surface. The exact location of a device deployment can be ascertained by aligning the latitude and longitude points on the earth's surface
Longitude	Set the longitude coordinate where devices are deployed within a floor. When looking at a floor map, longitude lines specify the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface. The exact location of a device deployment can be ascertained by aligning the longitude and latitude points on the earth's surface

After you have completed configuring the settings, choose from the following actions:

Select Revert to restore default settings.

Note
You cannot restore default settings after applying or saving changes.
Select Apply to commit the configured settings.

Note
This does not permanently save the settings you configured. If you perform a Reload (warm reboot), applied settings will be lost.
Select Save to commit and save the configured settings.

Note

If you do not select Apply or Save, the settings that you configured are not saved when you move away from the configuration window.

Basic Device Configuration