Configure Advanced Settings for Sites

1. Select Configure > Sites from the menu.
   The Sites list displays.
2. From the Sites list, select siteName > Configure Site, or select Add to add a new site.
3. Edit the fields in the Advanced Settings dialog. The fields that display depend on whether you enable SNMP and the type of SNMP you select.
   

   Advanced Settings for Sites

   

   Enable DPI	Enable or disable application recognition and control using Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) at this site. DPI is used to identify, classify, route or block packets based on the contents of the packet.
   Band Steering	Enable or disable band steering for all of the APs in the site. For example, enabling band preference lets you move an 11a-capable client to an 11a radio to relieve congestion on an 11g radio.
   Upgrade Schedule	(Optional) The ExtremeCloud Operations team sets the default upgrade schedule. You can do nothing and accept the default schedule, or you can schedule an upgrade within the 2-week default schedule. Select Reset to revert your edits to the default upgrade schedule. Keep in mind the following information: If an upgrade cycle is in progress and you change the day that the site will be upgraded, the change will be implemented as long as the new day is at least a day ahead in the calendar. If an upgrade cycle is not in progress, the configuration will be saved and the next upgrade cycle will be based on it. When resetting, if upgrade cycle is in progress and you try to reset the previously saved preferred time as No preference, the request is ignored and the schedule continues with the previously selected time. Example: If the upgrade cycle starts on Monday and your preferred site upgrade time is saved as Week 1, Thursday at 5 PM, and then you try to reset site upgrade time as No preference, the site upgrade will take place on Week 1, Thursday at 5 PM.

4. (Optional) Enable Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for retrieving statistics and configuration information for the switches in a site. Choose either SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 and edit the fields that display.

   SNMPv2c

   Configure SNMP communities and notifications. READ_LEVEL is the only available access; the SNMP profile will have read-only SNMP communication.

   SNMPv3

   Configure SNMP users. These are global users that you can add to SNMP profiles. Name Specify a unique name for the user account. Auth Type Select an authentication protocol from the drop-down list. This applies only if the Security level will be set to Authentication / No Privacy or Authentication / Privacy. Auth Password Specify and confirm the authentication password if the Security level will be set to Authentication / No Privacy or Authentication / Privacy. Privacy Type Specify either AES or DES privacy protocol if the Security level will be set to Authentication / Privacy. Privacy Password Specify and confirm the privacy password if the Security level will be set to Authentication / Privacy. Access Level Specify whether this user will have Read, Read/Write, or Super User access. Security Select an option from the drop down list to specify whether authentication and privacy will be required for this user.

5. (Optional) Configure SNMP Notifications. You can also import existing SNMP notifications from a server.
6. (Optional) Enable or disable System Log for the streaming of system log messages for ExtremeWireless WiNG APs or for switches that are used with ExtremeWireless APs in a site. When configuring this option for ExtremeWireless WiNG APs, you can also enable or disable Guest Traffic Log. Default: Disabled
7. (Optional) Configure the WIDS option.

   WIDS

   (ExtremeWireless WiNG only) Scans Wireless Intrusion Detection Services (WIDS) for threats. When enabled, all detected threats are reported when they start and when they stop. If Enable Off Channel Scan is selected and if Smart RF is disabled for the site, the AP scans other channels for threats. However, if Smart RF is enabled for the site, then the AP detection will piggy back on the off-channel scan under the control of Smart RF. Default: Disabled

8. (Optional) Enable the Location field if you have an ExtremeLocation account, and specify the reporting interval.
9. (ExtremeWireless WiNG only) Enforce Version prevents mixing the firmware versions of ExtremeWireless WiNG APs assigned to a site. During AP registration, APs that are not compatible with the setting are orphaned. Default: Major

   Major	Allows site adoption of the AP only when the first two octets of the firmware versions match, such as 5.1. This means that all APs at the site must run the same major release (except in the upgrade window). This is the default setting.
   None	Allows site adoption of APs with any version.

   

   Note

   There is no guarantee that mixing the firmware versions will be compatible. The best practice is to use Major.
10. Select Close.
    You return to the Configure Site page.
11. Select Save.