Specifications

Overview
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Upgradable Software
WMS supports software upgrades without data loss. The WMS installer archives WMS data and
populates it within the WMS installation.
If the upgrade encounters an error scenario, it can revert back to its original state without loosing data.
The WMS installer does not support a downgrade. An upgrade must be on the same system where the
legacy version was detected.
System Configuration
WMS now enables you to define how sites are displayed within the site tree as they are added. When
adding multiple parameters to a site name, WMS allows you to separate them with either a dot (.) or a
hyphen (-).
For more information, see “System Configuration” on page 180.
Network View
Network View provides a representation of the network infrastructure devices, mobile devices and
logical connections between devices. Network View includes a search function for finding network and
mobile devices and obtaining status for each device in a WMS supported wireless network.
A Network View map is automatically generated by WMS based on the devices found in the WMS
Network Discovery process.
For more information, see “Network View” on page 52.
Mesh Visualization
Mesh Visualization allows users to visually view Mesh deployments. WMS periodically queries the
controller to obtain details about the Mesh network.
For more information, see “Mesh Visualization” on page 53.
Diagnostic Support
The Diagnostics feature is to assist users in troubleshooting potential problems impacting WLANs,
access point radios and mobile units client devices. The diagnostics feature allows you to review and
compare throughput and performance statistics intelligently and help determine the load balance of
device radios and WLAN configurations. The diagnostic tab uses a wizard-based interface for
troubleshooting common network problems. For more information, see “Diagnostics” on page 99.
Dashboards
A Dashboard function is one of the Summary screen’s sub functions. The Dashboard is a significant
enhancement to the Summary functionality, allowing administrators to make global (all sites), site
specific and device specific inquiries into the performance, network addressing and device health of all
the components within a licensed WMS deployment. For more information, refer to “Dashboard” on
page 40.