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XMSQuickStartGuide
OverviewofQuickStartSteps
ThisguidewillquicklygetyouupandrunningwiththeXirrusManagement
System(XMS).ItincludesinstructionsforsettinguptheXMSserverand
adviceforgettingstartedwithXMSondedicatedXirrusserverappliances.
TheXM-3320/3340/3360SeriesManagementAppliancesarededicated
Linux-basednetworkappliancesthatcomewithXMSserversoftwarepre-
installedandreadytostartautomatically.
XMSprovidestwotypesofclients:
WebClientadministerstheXMSServerandincludesconvenient
Arraymanagementfunctions.Designedforspeedandscalability.
JavaClientfullfunctionalityformonitoringandconfiguringArrays.
TomanagetheXMSserverandstarttheWebClient,see:
STEP1XMSRequirementsonpage2
STEP2ManagingtheXMSServer(WebClient)onpage2
STEP3InitialServerSetuponpage4
Thefollowingsectionshighlightthemostoftenusedstepsforstartingto
manageyourWi-FiArraynetwork:
STEP4AddingNetworksandDevicesonpage5
STEP5ViewingPerformanceDashboardonpage7
STEP6MonitoringSystemPerformanceandSecurityonpage8
STEP7StartingtheXMSJava(User)Clientonpage8
STEP8ConfiguringOneArrayorMultipleArraysonpage9
STEP9SetUpNetworkMapsonpage12
STEP10ManagingArraysResourcesonpage14
STEP11Reportsonpage15
STEP12XMSServerAdministrationonpage16
XMSRequirements 2
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STEP1 XMSRequirements
MinimumSystemrequirementsWebClient
TheXMSwebclientrequiresoneofthefollowingsecurewebbrowsers:
InternetExplorer(version7.0orhigher)
MozillaFirefox(version3.0orhigher)
Chrome(version3.0orhigher)
Safari(version5.0orhigher).
MinimumSystemrequirementsJavaClient
Java-enabledWebbrowser
JavaVersion6youmustuseJavaSERuntimeEnvironment6or
higher(http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp).
Monitor(1280x1024orbetter);keyboardandmouse
STEP2 ManagingtheXMSServer(WebClient)
TheXMSserverisconfiguredtostartautomaticallywhenthesystem
boots.TomanagetheXMSserver,usethebrowser-basedXMSWeb
Client(Figure1).Useittoperforminitialconfiguration,torestartor
reboottheserver,andforservermaintenance.
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Figure1.ServerManagementusingtheWebClient
Note: ClientaccesstotheXMSserverrequiresaccesstoports9090,
9091and9443.Makesurethattheseportsareopeninanyfirewallsthat
existbetweenclientsandtheXMSserver.
Management
links
Click
Settings
ManagingtheXMSServer(WebClient) 3
XMSQuickStart
1. ToaccesstheWebClient,setyourbrowsersURLtotheserver
machineshost/domainnameorIPaddress,followedbya:9090.
TostarttheWebClientusinganIPaddress,notethattheserver
getsanIPaddressfromDHCPbydefault.IfDHCPisnotused,
thenthefactorydefaultIPaddressofEthernet0is10.0.2.10;
Ethernet1is10.0.2.11.Forexample,starttheWebClienton
Ethernet1byenteringhttp://10.0.2.11:9090inyourbrowser.
TodeterminetheserversIPaddressviatheserialCONSOLEport
usingCLI,thesettingsare:115,200bps,1stopbit,8databits,
noflowcontrol,noparity.LogintoCLIusingadmin/admin.
Typeshow iptoviewtheIPaddressesassignedtoeachport.
FormoredetailsondeterminingtheIPaddressorconnectingvia
theconsoleport,pleaseseetheQuickInstallGuidesuppliedwith
theserver.
2. Whenthesplashpageappears,clickWeb Client onthelowerright.
3. Loginusingadmin/admin,thenclickSettings onthetopright.The
Statuspageappears,showingasummaryofserverstatus.
Note: YoumayuseCLItomanagetheXMSserver.Accessitatport
2022andloginusingadmin/admin.Donotuseport22.
IfXMSisnotrunningproperly,youmayclicktheRestartApplicationbut-
tononthelowerlefttorestarttheXMSserversoftware.Iftheserveris
currentlyrunning,anorderlyshutdownwillbeperformedfirst.
TheRebootAppliancebuttonwillreboottheManagementAppliance
thiswillshutdownXMSrelatedprocessesinanorderlymannerbefore
rebooting.Rebootingandrestartingwilltakeabouttwominutesona
newManagementAppliance.AsXMSisusedandthedatabasegrows,
startupintegritycheckswilltakelonger.(Forshutdown,seepage16.)
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STEP3 InitialServerSetup
ThefollowingstepsmustbecompletedusingtheWebClientinorderto
configuretheXMSserverforproperperformance.
Note: TheXMSserverrequiresalicenseforfulloperation.Thelicense
willbeenteredinStep7(page8).
NetworkSettings
1. SelecttheNetworklinkonthelefttodisplaytheNetworkSettings
window.(Figure2)
Note: YoumayuseoneorbothoftheXMSManagement
AppliancesEthernetports.Ifusingboth,thenoneoftheportsis
typicallyreservedformanagement.
2. WerecommendthatyouassignastaticIPaddresstoeachEther-
netportthatisconnected.TheApplianceusesDHCPbydefault.If
youhaveconfiguredreservedleasesfortheportsinyourDHCP
server,skiptoStep3below.IfyouleavetheDNSfieldsonthis
pageblankandyouareusingDHCP,thenthegatewayandDNS
serversconfiguredinyourDHCPserverwillbeused.
IfyouhavenotassignedareservedDHCPleasetotheAppliance,
clicktheStaticradiobuttonunderNetworkInterfacesforeach
Ethernetportthatyouareusing.MakesurethatEnableInterfaceis
settoYes,andentertheIPAddressandSubnetMask.Under
GeneralNetworkSettings,entertheDefaultGatewayAddressand
theDNSDomainandDNSServers.
Figure2.ChangingNetworkSettings
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3. TheDNSHostnameoftheApplianceissettoxirrus-xmsbydefault.
Xirrusdevices(ArraysandPoGEinjectors)sendtrapstothehost-
namexirrus-xmstoannouncetheirpresenceonthenetworkand
speeddiscovery.Thus,ifyouchangetheAppliancesDNSHost-
name,youshouldcreateanaliasinyournetworksDNSserverto
ensurethattheApplianceisaccessibleusingboththename
xirrus-xmsandyournewname.
Date/TimeSettings
1. SelecttheDate&Timelinkontheleft.
2. SelectyourTimeZone.EnableAutoAdjustDaylightSavingsby
clickingYes.
3. WerecommendenablingUseNetworkTimeProtocol(thisisthe
default).TouseSNMPv3successfully,systemtimemustbeset
usinganNTPserveronboththeXMSserverhostmachineandall
ArraysusingSNMPv3.YoumaymodifytheNTPServers(primary,
secondary,tertiary),orleavethematthedefaultvalueswhichuse
NTPPooltimeservers(http://www.pool.ntp.org/).
4. IfyoudisableUseNetworkTimeProtocol,setthecorrecttimeand
dateintheappropriatefields.
NextSteps
1. SelecttheEmaillinkontheleftandentertheSMTPserverthat
XMSistouseforsendingEmailnotifications(page8)andmailing
Reports(page15).
2. Startaddingnetworksanddevices(page5).
3. CreateabackupschedulefortheXMSdatabase(page16).
4. StartanXMSJavaClient(page7).
Note: Important!TheXMSserverdoesnothaveadefaultbackup
schedule,soyoumustcreateoneafterinstallation.
STEP4 AddingNetworksandDevices
EnterthesettingsnecessarytohaveXMSuseSNMPtofindArraysand
PoGEinjectorsonyourWi-Finetworkinthesubnetsthatyouspecify.
(Figure3)Nonetworksaresearchedbydefault,soyoumustaddthem.
1. IntheWebClient,clickConfigureonthetopandthenclickAdd
Devicesontheleft.
2. ToaddSNMPv2CommunityNamesorSNMPv3Usersthatmatch
thestringsbeingusedbyyourArrays,clickSNMPv2Settingsor
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SNMPv3Users.ForXMStodiscoverandmanageadevice,the
devicemusthaveSNMPv2and/orv3enabled.Thedevices
SNMPv2communitystringorSNMPv3read-writeauthentication
settingsmustmatchoneofthosedefinedherefordiscovery.
ThedefaultSNMPv2communityname(xirrus)allowsXMSto
discovernewArraysthatstillhavedefaultSNMPsettings(SNMPv2
isenabledwithitsReadWriteCommunityStringsettoxirrus).Also,
eachArraysTrapHost1IPAddressissettohostnameXirrus-XMS
bydefault(forthePhoneHomefeature).ConfiguringanArrayto
bemanagedwithXMSonpage9describessettingupSNMPon
theArrayforfullfunctionalitywithXMS.
3. Toaddnetworkstobesearchedfordevices,clickAddNetworkson
theleft.Whenthepageappears,clicktheAddNetworkbuttonon
theupperleft.IntheAddNewNetworkdialogbox,enterthesub-
netsNetworkAddressandSubnetMask.SelectStartDiscoveryto
initiatediscovery,thenclickOK.Discoverybeginssoonafteradd-
inganetwork.Becarefultospecifythesubnetaccurately,toavoid
creatingexcesstrafficbysearchinganoverlylargenetwork.
ToaddindividualArraysormanagement-capablePoGEinjectors,
usetheAddDeviceslinkontheleftinstead.
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Figure3.Managingdiscoveryofdevices
Formoreinformation,seeDiscoveringtheNetworkintheUserGuide.
Note: WhenanArrayormanagedPoGEdevicebootsup,itsendsan
SNMPtraptotheXMSserversdefaulthostname,xirrus-xms.XMScan
thenaddittoitsdiscovereddeviceslist.ThisPhoneHomefeature
requiresDNStoresolvethehostnamexirrus-xmscorrectly.Thus,ifyou
changethehostnameoftheXMSserver,youmustconfigureDNSto
resolvexirrus-xmstotheactualnameoftheXMSserverhost.
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STEP5 ViewingPerformanceDashboard

Figure4.TheDashboardtheMainWebClientWindow
IntheWebClient,clickMonitoronthetopandthenclickDashboardon
theleft.ThisdisplaystheDashboard,themainstartingpointformanag-
ingtheArraynetwork.Thisfrequentlyupdatednetworksummary
includesArray/RadioStatus,Stationinformation,RogueOverview,and
RecentAlarms(Figure4).Quicklyassesssystemhealth,usage,and
security.
TheStationConnectionMetricssectioncharacterizestheaveragequal-
ityofyourconnectionsbymediatype.Foreachtype,itliststhenumber
ofstations,theaveragesignalstrengthoftheconnections,andtheaver-
ageactualconnectionrate.
RogueOverviewandRecentAlarmsaredescribedonpage8.
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STEP6 MonitoringSystemPerformanceandSecurity
TheWebClientDashboard(page7)summarizesnetworkstatus.
RecentAlarmsandRogueOverviewwindowsarediscussedbelow.
TheJavaClientprovidesinformationaboutEventsandSyslog.
Recent Alarms
AlarmsaretriggeredbyEvents.ThissectionoftheDashboardliststhe
latestalarms.Toseemoreinformationforanalarminthelist,clickitto
viewtheAlarmDetails.
TheWebClientsMonitormodepagesforEventsandAlarmslistentries
withamessagecolumndescribingtheevent.Sortonanycolumnby
clickingitsheader.Clickagaintoreversetheorder.
RogueOverview
ThissectionoftheWebClientDashboardsummarizestherogueAPs
thathavebeendetectedbytheWi-Finetwork.Foralistoftherogues
includinginformationsuchaswhichArrayfoundeachone,seetheWeb
ClientsMonitormodeRoguespage.Tosetorchangetheclassification
ofadevice,usetheJavaClientSecurity>Devicespage.
EventsandSyslog
UsingtheJavaClient,vieweventsbyselectingMonitor>Events.View
theSyslogbyselectingSyslogfromtheToolsmenubaritem.Eventsare
detectedbyXMS;SyslogshowsmessagessentbyArrays.Thuseach
ArraymustbeconfiguredtousetheXMSserverasitsSyslogserver
(Step8).Tosearchforevents,usetheSearchbutton. Double-click
arow(EventsorSyslog)toseedetails.
Emailnotifications
Tobenotifiedviaemailwhenaneventoralarmofaparticularseverity
occurs,usetheJavaClient.SelectEdit>Notificationswhileviewingan
EventorAlarmwindow.Specifytheseveritythatwilltriggeranemail.
STEP7 StartingtheXMSJava(User)Client
1. Tostarttheclientforthefirsttime,setyourbrowsersURLtothe
XMSservermachinesIPaddressorhost/domainname,followed
bya:9090.Forexample,http://192.168.10.40:9090.Whenthe
splashpageappears,clickJavaClient.Thisdownloadsandstarts
theXMSJavaClient,andputsashortcutonyourdesktopthatyou
mayusetoquicklystarttheclientinthefuture.
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2. Logintotheclient(thefactorydefaultforbothfieldsisadmin).
Inafewmomentstheclientappears.ItdisplaystheDashboard,
providinganat-a-glanceoverviewofallsystemstatusandactivity.
3. Thefirsttimeyoustarttheclient,XMSasksyoutoentertheserver
license.Untilthelicenseisinstalled,theserverrunsinadefault
modethatallowsittodiscoverandmanageonlyfourArrays.Xirrus
willsupplyyouwithaLicenseKeyandSerialNumberforyour
server.Enterbothofthesefieldsexactlyastheywereprovidedto
you(thefieldsarenotcase-sensitive),andclickApply.
Note: ThelicensespecifiesamaximumnumberofArraystobe
managed.TomanageadditionalArrays,pleasecontactXirrusfora
licenseupgrade.
STEP8 ConfiguringOneArrayorMultipleArrays
UsetheXMSJavaClientortheWebManagementInterface(WMI)to
setupanArray.ThenusepoliciestoapplyallorpartsofthatArrays
configurationtoasmanyotherArraysasyoulike.TomanageArray
licenses,seepage11.
ConfiguringasingleArraytouseasamodelforotherArrays
TouseXMS,right-clicktheArrayintheResources>Arrayswindow
andusetheConfigureoptionforeachfeaturetobeconfigured.
TouseWMI,right-clickanArrayintheResources>Arrayswindow,
andselectWebManagement.
ConfiguringanArraytobemanagedwithXMS
XMSusesSNMPtomanagetheWi-Finetwork.SNMPv2isenabledon
Arraysbydefaultwiththecommunitystringxirrus;SNMPv3isenabled
bydefaultwiththeusernameandpasswordxirrus-rw.IfXMScantdis-
coveranArray,usetheArraysWMItochecktheSNMPstringsandthe
followingsettings:
TosendtrapstotheXMSserver,useServices>SNMP.SetSend
AuthFailureTrapsandsetoneormoreSNMPTrapHost/Port(s).
TheArrayusesthedefaulttraphostXirrus-XMStophonehome
totheXMSserverandannounceitspresenceonthenetwork.
SelectNetwork>InterfacesandenableAllowManagementon
InterfaceforanyportthatmaybeusedbyXMStomanagethe
Array.
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AfterXMShasdiscoveredanArray,performthefollowingstepsinXMS
(tousepolicies,seebelow):
Forincreasedsecurity,westronglyrecommendreplacingthe
ArraysSNMPdefaultsbyenteringyourownSNMPv3usernames
andpasswordsand/orSNMPv2communitystrings.Makethis
changeontheArraybycreatingandexecutingaManagement
ControlpolicywiththedesiredSNMPsettings.Youmustaddthese
stringstoXMSfordevicemanagement(page5).
Right-clicktheArrayintheResources>Arrayswindowandselect
Configure>SystemInformation.SetHostNametoallowtheArray
tobemoreeasilyidentifiedinXMS.
TosendSyslogmessagestoXMS,createandexecuteaServices
policywiththedesiredSystemLogsettings.Enabletheserver,
entertheXMSserversIPAddress,andsettheLevelhighenough
soyouwontreceiveexcessiveinformationalmessages.
UsingpoliciesandArraygroupsforeaseofmanagement
UsepoliciestoapplyauniformconfigurationtomultipleArraysatonce.
Createpolicieseasilybyreadingtheconfigurationofaproperlysetup
(model)Array.Thereareanumberofpolicytypes.SeethePolicies
chapterintheXMSUsersGuidefordetailedinformation.
Note: WhenapolicyisappliedtoanArray,itdefinestheentire
configurationofafeatureanypre-existingconfigurationisreplacedby
thepolicy.Tomodifyafeaturesconfigurationratherthanreplacingit,
seeConfiguringasingleArraytouseasamodelforotherArrays.
To create policies from a model Array, right-click that Array in the
Resources>Arrays window and select Create Policies from Array.
Selectthepolicytypestocreatefromthemodel,clickGlobaltocreatea
policythatincludesalloftheselectedpolicies,andclickCreate.
Note: WestronglyrecommendcreatingpoliciesfrommodelArrays.
Advancedusersmaycreatepoliciesmanually(page11).
To create a policy manually, expand Configuration> Policies in the tree.
Clickthedesiredpolicytype.XMSdisplaysexistingpolicies(Figure5).
ClickAddPolicy,andenterthenewpolicy.Somepolicieswillallowyou
tospecifyalistofvalues,forexample,creatingmultipleIPaddress
poolsforaDHCPServerpolicy.Toenteralistvalue,click+.
To use a policy, click the Execute column for that policy in the Policy
List. AdialogallowsyoutochooseoneormoreArraysonwhichtoexe-
cutethepolicy.TheTaskResultswindowshowstheexecutionresults.
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Figure5.DHCPServerListandPolicyDetailsWindows
Tipsforusingpolicies
CreateGlobalPolicieswithamasterconfiguration.Youmayhave
createdanumberofpoliciesforeachpolicytypeaGlobalPolicy
letsyouselectadesiredpolicyofeachtype,andapplytheselected
settoArraysallatonceratherthanapplyingonepolicyatatime.
CreateArrayGroupstoapplypoliciestoagroupofArraysatonce.
SelectConfiguration>Groups(nearthetreesbottom),thenclick
AddGroup.MoveArraystotherightcolumntoaddthemtothe
group,andclickApply.SeetheXMSUsersGuidefordetails.
SelectagroupintheDashboardorinReportstoseeonlythat
groupsdata.
UseaSoftwareUpdatepolicytodownloadanewArraysoftware
updatetotheXMSserver,andtoscheduleupdatesofArrays.
ManagingArrayLicenses
TheWebClientcanapplybulklicensesinonestep,byreadinginthe
ExcellicensefileissuedbyXirrus.Youcanviewlicensinginformation
foryourArraysandmanageindividuallicenses.
To manage licenses, click Configure at the top of the Web Client and
then click Licenses.UsetheAddbuttontoaddindividuallicenses,or
clickImporttoreadalicensefile.TheExportbuttonexportslicensestoa
file.SeeManagingYourWi-FiArraysintheXMSUsersGuidefor
details.
Policy
List
Execute
Policy
Details
Add
avalue
toalist
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STEP9 SetUpNetworkMaps
IntheJavaClient,mapsdisplayatopographicalviewofthenetworkwith
RFsignalstrengthcontours,andcanshowstationlocations.

Figure6.RFContourHeatMap
To create a new map, select Resources>Locations from the Tree, then
click (Add Map) on the tool bar. EnteraMapName,clicktheTrans-
ferimagebutton andbrowsetoselecttheimagefile.Thefilename
mustnotcontainspaces.ClickUpload.ThefileisuploadedtotheXMS
server.Toaddamapwiththisbackground,clickthebuttontotherightof
BackgroundImagetoselecttheuploadedimagefile.Selectfeetor
metersforyourDisplayUnitsandclickOK.

Figure7.Uploadingabackgroundimageandaddingamap
Located
Station
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To add an Array to the map, select it in the Arrays List on the map win-
dow. (Figure8)Clickagainanddraganddropitinthedesiredposition
onthemap.AnArraymayonlybeplacedononemap.
To orient an Array, click the Rotate Array tool. ClicktheArray,
thenclicktheredlineanddragitsothatitshowstheactualorientationof
theabg(n)2radio.
To select an Array on a map, click the Move Array tool. Thenclick
the Array. You may now:
DraganArraytomoveitslocationonthemap.
Right-clicktheArrayiconforamenuofoptions.Array Status is
veryuseful,displayingasummaryofArraystatusandsettings.
SeeStep5formoreArraymanagementoptions.SeeWorkingwith
MapsintheXMSUsersGuideformoreinfoonmaps.
RemembertoclicktheSaveMapbuttonwhendone.Somemap
operationsarenotavailableuntilpreviousmapchangeshavebeen
saved.
Beforedoingextensiveworkwiththemap,youshouldEditEnvironment
Settings forthetypeofconstructionatyoursite.Thenyoumayuse
theLocationfeaturetodisplaythelocationofstationsassociatedto
Arraysonthemap:intheResources>Stationswindow,right-clicka
stationandselectLocate.NotethatthisfeaturerequiresArraystobe
runningArrayOSrelease5.0orlater.
Ifyoucreatemultiplemaps,theyrearranged
hierarchically.Anewmapisaddedtothe
MapListunderthecurrentlyselectedmap.
To set the map scale, click the Calibrate Dis-
tance button. Pointthemousetoanend
ofawallthatyouvephysicallymeasured.
Clickanddragthemousetotheendofthe
wall.EnteryourmeasuredActualDistancein
thedialogboxandclickOK.
To work with the map, save it and then
click the Move Array tool. Thismode
allowsyoutoaddArraysandeditthemap.
Figure8.MapHierarchy,
ArrayList
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STEP10 ManagingArraysResources
ArrayList
StatusBar
Right-click
formenu
SelectTable
Columns
Throughput
Chart

Figure9.TheArrayWindow
IntheJavaClient,theArray,Station,andIAPwindowseachhavethree
parts.WellfocusontheArraywindow(Figure9);theStationandIAP
windowsaresimilar.
ThetopofthewindowshowsacountofArraysbystatus.Clickabutton
andtheArrayListwillshowjusttheArrayswiththatstatusvalue.
TheThroughputChartshowsdataforthesameArraygroupandtime
periodselectedintheDashboard.Tozoominonatimeperiod,clickand
dragtoselectthatpartofthechart.Revertbydouble-clicking.
ForeachArrayListentry,avarietyofinformationisdisplayed.Search
foranArraywiththeFindfunctiononthelowerleft.Changetheinforma-
tiondisplayedwiththeSelectTableColumnsbutton. Right-clickona
listentryforadrop-downmenuofactions.
Especiallyhandyright-clickoptionsforArrays:
ArrayStatus(forArraysonly)displaysapagewithasummaryof
allofthesettingsontheArray.
WebManagementbringsuptheWebManagementInterface
(WMI)onthedeviceandallowsyoutoconfigureit.
AlarmsandEventsdisplaysafaultsummaryforthisentry.
ConfigureView/modifyconfigurationoftheselectedArray.
CreatePoliciesfromArraySeeStep5.
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NotethattheWebClienthassomeadditionalhandyoptionsformanag-
ingArrays:
ClickMonitoronthetop,thenselecttheArrayslinkontheleft.The
toolbarbuttonsonthetopallowyoutoRebootorPullDiagnostic
LogsforArrays.
ClickConfigureonthetop,thenselecttheNetworkSettingsor
RadioSettingslinkontheleft.Bothofthesepagesoffertheconve-
nienceofimportingfileswithsettingsformultipleArrays/radiosat
once,Thesepagesalsoallowyoutoapplyidenticalsettingstomul-
tipleArraysorradiosinonestep(exceptthatinNetworkSettings,
consecutiveIPaddresseswillbeapplied).
STEP11 Reports
Thewebclientreportsprovideinformationaboutthedevices,
performance,andusageofyournetworkandArrays.ClickReportson
thetopoftheWebClientwindowtodisplaytheMyReportspage,which
listsallthereportsyouhavecreatedandallowsyoutoViewthelatestor
Archivedreports.ClickRunNowtostartthereportnow.Youmayclick
theNewReportlinkontheleftandchooseatypeofreporttocreate.All
reportsofferselectioncriteria,suchaschangingthetimeperiodshown,
ortheArraysthatareincluded.YoumayusetheCustomizepagetoadd
yourownlogotoreports.
ReportsmaybeviewedinHTML,PDF,orExcelcompatible(xls,csv)
formats.Theymayalsobeemailedwhencreatedorwhenviewedlater.
Theemailservertousemustbeconfigured(seeNextStepson
page5).
Someparticularlyusefulreportsforanewuserare:
TrafficReports:WirelessTrafficshowswirelessthroughputinclud-
ingmanagementtraffic(beacons,etc.)fortheselectedArraysasa
totalandbrokenoutindividually.StationTrafficshowsthroughput
withoutmanagementtraffic.EthernetTrafficshowsthroughputof
theGigabitEthernetportsfortheselectedArrays.Errorreportsare
alsoavailable.
StationReports:StationsbyArrayshowsthenumberofstations
associatedtotheselectedArrays.
ArrayReports:ArrayAvailablitysummarizesavailabilityandfailure
statisticsbyArray.ArrayInventorycreatesaninventorylistinclud-
ingMACandIPaddressandserialnumberforselectedArrays.
OtherReports:Thereareseveralotherreports,includingChannel
UsageandRogueList.
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STEP12 XMSServerAdministration
SchedulingDatabaseBackups
1. IntheWebClientSettingswindow(Figure1)clicktheBackuplink.
ToschedulebackupsfromtheJavaClient,selectAdmin>Backup
Managerfromthemenu.Ineithercase,proceedtothenextstep.
2. Specifythelocationwherebackupsaretobesavedtheymustbe
savedtoaremotehost,andnotontheManagementAppliance
itself.EntertheDomainnameandspecifyaPathtothedirectoryto
beusedforbackups:
(UNCformat)\\servername\share
(SMBformat)smb://servername/share
Enterlogininformationfortheremotehost,andthenbesuretoclick
SaveLocation.
3. IntheScheduleBackupsection,enteraBackupName,andselect
BackupNowtobackupimmediately,orselectScheduleBackup.
4. IfyouselectScheduleBackup,fieldswillappearforspecifying
whenbackupsaretorun.Selectoneormoredaysoftheweek,and
entertheTimeofDayforrunningbackups.ClicktheSchedule
Backupbuttonatthebottom.Yournewentrywillappearinthelist.
5. Toseethebackupsthathavebeenperformed,clickViewBackups
intheRestoreBackupssectionatthebottomofthewindow.
Reviewthisperiodicallytomakesurethatbackupshavebeenper-
formedsuccessfully.Deletebackupswhentheyarenolonger
needed,toconservediskspace.
SeeXMSAdministrationintheXMSUsersGuideformoredetails.
ShuttingdowntheXMSServer
Shuttingdowntheserverincorrectlycancauseproblemsthenexttime
youstartXMS.Usethefollowingprocedure:
1. Closeallclients.YoumayuseAdmin>BroadcastMessageinthe
JavaClienttoalertusersfirst.
2. IntheWebClientStatuswindow(Figure1)clicktheShutdown
Applicationbutton.
3. TheManagementAppliancewillthengracefullyshutdown.Acon-
firmationnoticeisdisplayedimmediatelywhentheshutdownpro-
cessisinitiated.ItmaytakeafewminutesfortheApplianceto
actuallyshutdownandpoweritselfoff.