User's Manual

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ALARMS
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The system alarms are initiated by significant changes in the monitored network's status or
topology. It is possible to send the alarms to an SNMP system. Please see the instructions
later in this document.
Alarms are used through alarm groups to which the desired alarms can be assigned. There is
a preconfigured alarm group, Global Alarms, which can be bound to a network by binding it
to one of its access points. The alarms will then be issued by any access point in the network.
The Global Alarms group includes the following alarms:
• Managed Access Point Down
• Offending Channel Changes of Managed Domain
• Offending Channel Changes of External Domain
Creation of an alarm group
You can extend the Global Alarms group or create new alarm groups. It is recommended
that you create new groups. To create a group, proceed as follows:
1. From the top menu bar, select “Manage | Alarm configuration”
2. Select “Alarm Limit Group” and right-click it
3. Select “Add alarm limit group”
4. Enter a name for the alarm group
5. Select the alarms by dragging them from “metadata” to the alarm group pane
6. When you have added all the alarms you want, select “Save”
Modification of alarms in a group
The table below lists the alarms. Some of them have parameters that can be modified. To
modify the parameters of an alarm, proceed as follows:
1. Select the alarm to be modified in the alarm group
2. Right-click and select “Edit”
3. Modify the parameter value
4. Select “Update”
Menu
Description
Modifiable?
Managed Access Point Not
Responding
The alarm is activated when a managed
access point does not respond. This is a
critical alarm.
No
Potential Channel Interference
The alarm is activated when a new access
point with a strong signal is detected on a
managed channel. This is a warning alarm.
Yes