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6. Locate the ICMP Settings section and adjust the default value as required.
default value.
Table 23 Device Setup > Communication > ICMP Settings Fields and Default Values
Setting
Attempt to ping
devices that
were
unreachable
via SNMP
7. Locate the Cisco Aironet VxWorks User Creation Options section. You only need to provide this information
if you use VxWorks-based Cisco APs on your network, as follows:
Aironet 340

Aironet 350

Aironet 1200

Select one of the three options listed.
Table 24 Cisco Aironet VxWorks User Creation Options Fields and Default Values
Setting
Do not modify
security/SNMP
settings
Create and use
specified user
8. Locate the Symbol 4131, Cisco Aironet IOS and Nomadix AG2000w SNMP Initialization area. Select one
of the options listed.
Table 25 Device Setup > Communications Fields and Default Values
Setting
Do Not Modify
SNMP Settings
Enable read-write
SNMP

Loading Device Firmware Onto AWMS (optional)

Overview of the Device Setup > Upload Firmware & Files Page
AWMS enables automated firmware distribution to the devices on your network. Once you have downloaded the
firmware files from the vendor, you can upload this firmware to AWMS for distribution to devices via the Device
Setup > Upload Firmware & Files page.
This page lists all firmware files on AWMS with file information. This page also enables you to add new firmware
files, to delete firmware files, and to add New Web Auth Bundle files.
The following additional pages support firmware file information:
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Default Description
Yes When Yes is selected, AWMS attempts to ping the AP device.

Select No if performance is affected in negative fashion by this function. If a large number

of APs are unreachable by ICMP, likely to occur where there is in excess of 100 APs, the
timeouts start to impede network performance.
NOTE: If ICMP is disabled on the network, select No to avoid the performance penalty caused
by numerous ping requests.
Table 24
Default Description
N/A Enables AWMS using only an existing user account on the AP, as defined in the Cisco VxWorks
Username/Password section in the Default Secrets area. This user account must have all
permissions set.
N/A Enables AWMS to create a new user account, specified below, on each AP with all
permissions enabled.
Table 25 describes the settings and default values
Default Description
Yes When selected, specifies that AWMS not modify any SNMP settings. If SNMP is not already
initialized on the Symbol, Nomadix, and Cisco IOS APs, AWMS is not able to manage them.
No When selected, and when on networks where the Symbol, Nomadix, and Cisco IOS APs do
not have SNMP initialized, this setting enables SNMP so the devices can be managed by
AWMS.
describes the settings and default values of this section.
Table 23 shows the setting and
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