Wireless infrastructure devices are discovered along with non-wireless devices connected to the network during the WhatsUp Gold discovery process. Do not use single device discovery to add wireless devices to WhatsUp Gold, as devices discovered are not recognized as wireless devices.
To discover wireless devices:
Important: To ensure wireless devices are found during discovery, confirm that the Gather information for wireless topology and performance option is selected under Settings > Advanced Settings in the WhatsUp Gold Discovery Console.
Important: The addresses and credentials of wireless devices you want to monitor/manage with WhatsUp Gold Wireless must be included in the discovery scan settings. Prior to running the discovery process, we recommend assigning SNMPv2 or higher credentials to wireless devices, controllers, and access points. SNMPv2 or higher credentials allow for network information to be polled and passed in data batch groups, whereas SNMP v1 credentials limit device information to be polled and passed in single data operations.
If desired, you can also specify the default configuration behaviors of wireless devices found during the WhatsUp Gold discovery by using the Device Role Settings dialog which is accessed through the WhatsUp Gold console. For more information, see Modifying wireless device role settings.
For additional information on the WhatsUp Gold Discovery Console and detailed instructions for discovering network devices, see Discovering Network Devices and Configuring and Running Discovery.