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Radio Trigger Options Description
802.11 Frame Counters
Enables monitoring of traffic levels. There are multiple rate-related parameters for which you
define conditions including ACK Failures, Retry Rate, and Rx Fragment Rate. See the Option
drop-down menu in the Conditions section of the trigger page for a complete list of
parameters. Select Add New Trigger Condition to access these settings. Define at least one
condition for this trigger type.
802.11 QoS Counters
Enables monitoring of Quality of Service (QoS) parameters on the network, according to
traffic type. The rate of different parameters includes ACK Failures, Duplicated Frames and
Transmitted Fragments. See the drop-down field menu in the conditions section of the trigger
page for a complete list of parameters. Select Add New Trigger Condition to access these
settings. Define at least one condition for this trigger type.
Interface Usage
Interface labels defined on the trigger page will be used to set up triggers on one or more
interfaces and/or radios. Available conditions are Device Type, Interface Description,
Interface Label, Interface Mode, Interface Speed In (Mbps), Interface Speed Out (Mbps),
Interface Type, and Radio Type.
Channel Utilization
Indicates that channel utilization has crossed particular thresholds. Available conditions are
Interference (%), Radio Type, Time Busy (%), Time Receiving (%), and Time Transmitting (%).
Radio Noise Floor
Indicates that the Noise Floor dBM has exceeded a certain value for aspecified period of
time.
Setting Triggers for Discovery
Perform the following steps to configure triggers related to device discovery.
a. Choose a trigger type from the Discovery category, listed in the Type drop-down menu. See Figure 131.
Discovery Trigger Options Description
New Device Discovered
This trigger type flags the discovery of a new AP, router, or switch connected to the
network (an device that AirWave can monitor and configure). Once you choose this
trigger type, select Add New Trigger Condition to specify a Device Type (Access Point,
Controller, Remote AP, or Router/Switch)
Table 108:
Discovery Trigger Types and Condition Settings
b. Repeat this procedure for as many triggers and conditions as desired. Refer to the start of "Creating New
Triggers" on page 191 to create a new trigger.
Setting Triggers for Clients
Perform the following steps to configure user-related triggers.
a. Choose a trigger type from the Clients category, listed in the Type drop-down menu. See Figure 131. Table
109 itemizes and describes the Client-related trigger types, and condition settings for each discovery trigger
type.
Client Trigger
Option
Description
New Client
This trigger type indicates a new user has associated to a device within a defined set of groups or
Table 109:
Client Trigger Types and Condition Settings
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