Overview   Central management of the entire Wi-Fi Array network Continual monitoring of Wi-Fi network status and performance Control and maintain configurations across all Arrays Value Delivered   Track and analyze Wi-Fi network usage and growth over time Fast and simple roll out of Wi-Fi network configuration changes Automatic alerting of network issues with drill down troubleshooting

The Xirrus Management System (XMS) provides a powerful platform for central management of a Xirrus Wi-Fi Array network. The XMS automatically discovers, configures, and monitors an Array network, and can scale from single site to large scale, multi-site deployments.

The XMS utilizes a client/server architecture. The central XMS server provides an aggregation point for configuration and monitoring of all managed Arrays. The client provides the application interface to the user and can be run across the network from any standard Java-enabled browser. The XMS is available as a server application for operation on a Windows 2003 or XP Pro system.

Key Features  

• Automatic network discovery of Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays “out-of-the-box”
• Policy-based configuration for easy set up of one or many Arrays
• Consolidated Dashboard view of Array, Radio, Station, Security, Performance, and Alarm status
• Hundreds of statistics on all aspects of Array and Station status and performance
• Centralized view and classification of rogue APs and wireless devices
• Aggregated view of alarms and syslogs for fault monitoring of the entire Array network
• Overview and drill-down reports of throughput, stations, security, channel usage, etc
• Push software upgrades to one or more Arrays simultaneously
• Database-driven, high-performance engine scales for large deployments across multiple locations

(Typical Wi-Fi Array and XMS Deployment)

Network Discovery  

• Automatically discover Xirrus Arrays across multiple subnets - anywhere in your IP network
• Discover newly installed Arrays “out-of-the-box” without any configuration using preset defaults

Configuration Management  

• Assign and configure newly discovered Arrays with default or pre-selected policies
• Create policies pulled from one Array, then replicate across many
• Save time by using configuration templates and applying them to individual or groups of Arrays as required
• Execute software upgrades for individual or groups of Arrays at one time or on schedule

Real-time Monitoring 

• Dashboard view providing real-time summary of Throughput, Array, Radio (IAPs), Station, Security, and Alarm information with drill down filtering
• Detailed views of Arrays, Radios, Stations, and SSIDs with hundreds of selectable and sortable status and statistics
• View resources filtered by defined groups of Arrays
• Aggregated view of Alarms, Events, and Syslogs presented in sortable and searchable views
• Automated email notifications triggered by Alarm or Event thresholds

Mapping 

• Place and manage Arrays by physical location via defined maps
• Import .jpg or .gif images of buildings, floor plans, etc
• Create and manage by location via hierarchical map structure
• Launch Array-specific commands directly from map

Reporting 

• Detailed, pre-defined reports provide assessment of Array network performance over time
• Time-based filtering of report information by day, week, month, year or customized intervals
• Location and Array group-based filtering of report information

Security Management  

• Centralized wireless intrusion detection system (IDS) for a Wi-Fi Array network
• Continuously monitor for rogue access points and other unauthorized devices using built-in monitor radio on each Array
• Classification and location of detected devices
• Automated alerting upon discovery of new, potential rogue devices

XMS Specifications  

General  

Management Standards

SNMPv1, v2c RFC 1155 SMI RFC 1156 MIB RFC 1157 SNMP RFC 1213 MIB II RFC 1350 TFTP RFC 2030 SNTP RFC 2616 HTTP Xirrus MIB

Configuration  

Configuration Policies	System Information Management Control Network Services VLAN DHCP Server Security SSIDs Integrated Access Points (IAPs) RF Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Filters Global
Policy Creation	Automatically create policies from existing Array Manual creation
Array Groups	Definition of Array groups
Policy Groups	Definition of policy groups Policies can be applied to single or groups of Arrays
Auditing	Audit record of Array configuration changes

Monitoring  

Dashboard	Real-time summary display of Array, Radio, Station, Security, and Alarm parameters Real-time graph of throughput and station count View filtering by Array group
Alarms and Events	Aggregated view of Events and Alarms Sort/search for drill down analysis
Syslog	Internal syslog server Aggregation of all Array syslog messages

Discovery  

Array Discovery

Network-wide Array discovery Specify IP subnets, SNMP community string, polling interval

Security  

Administrator Accounts

Definition of multiple accounts Read-write or read-only accounts

Reporting  

General Features	On-demand HTML reports Filtering by location or Array group Drill-down by date and time range Automatic filtering Charting and graphing
Pre-defined Reports	Array Throughput IAP (Radio) Throughput Station Throughput Station Media Type Stations by Array Stations over Time Session Duration Current Associations Channel Usage Array Errors Station Errors Array Availability Channel Usage SSID Security Level Rogue AP List

Software Management  

Software Image Management

On-demand Array software updates Updates applied to one or more Arrays Scheduled updates

Backup and Restore  

Backup and Restore

Save and restore all policy definitions Save and restore application data

XMS Server Recommended Requirements 

	Small Scale Install	Medium-Scale Install	Large-Scale Install
Max Arrays Managed	25	100	500
Max Stations Managed	500	1500	5000
Processor	Minimum: Pentium 4, 3GHz Recommended: Core2 Duo or Single Core Xeon, 3GHz or better	Dual-core Xeon, 3.2GHz or better	Dual-Quad Core Xeon, 3GHz or better
RAM	2GB	4GB	8GB
Hard Drive	250GB, RAID 0	500GB, RAID 0	1TB, RAID 5 Recommended
Operating System	Windows XP SP2 or Windows 2003 Server (preferred)	Windows 2003 Server	Windows 2003 Server
Other	Keyboard, mouse, monitor (1024x768 resolution or better)

XMS Client Requirements  

Browser	Java-enabled, JRE version 6 or higher
Monitor	1280x1024 resolution or better

Warranty  

Hardware

Five Year Standard (extendable)

Product Ordering Information

XMS Management Software 

Model Number	Description
XA-3300-CC-BASE	XMS (Xirrus Management System) and 20 Wi-Fi Array License to operate on customer-supplied server. Minimum server requirements: Intel Core2 Duo at 3+ GHz, 2GB RAM, and 250GB HDD for up to 25 Arrays and/or 500 stations. See recommended XMS XA server specifications for larger Array networks.
XA-3300-CC-50	XMS (Xirrus Management System) and 50 Wi-Fi Array License to operate on customer-supplied server. See recommended specifications for XMS XA server hardware based on size of Array network.
XA-3300-CC-SL	XMS (Xirrus Management System) and unlimited number of Wi-Fi Array Site License to operate on customer-supplied server. See recommended specifications for XMS XA server hardware based on size of Array network.