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Figure 105 APs/Devices > Manage > Device Communication
NOTE: The Device Communication area may appear slightly different depending on the particular vendor and model of the APs
being used.
3. Enter and confirm the appropriate Auth Password and Privacy Password.
4. You can disable the View AP Credentials link in AMP by the root user. Contact Dell support at
support.dell.com
5. (Optional.) Enter the appropriate SSH and Telnet credentials if you are configuring Dell, Aruba Networks,
Alcatel-Lucent or any Cisco device except Cisco WLAN controllers.
6. Select Apply, then Confirm Edit to apply the changes to the AP immediately, Schedule to schedule the
changes during a specific time, or Cancel to return to APs/Devices > Manage.
NOTE: Some AP configuration changes may require the AP to be rebooted. Use the Schedule function to schedule these changes
to occur at a time when WLAN users will not be affected.
Select the Update Firmware button at the bottom right of the page to upgrade the device's firmware.
Figure 106
NOTE: The Update Firmware button only appears if 1) the AMP Administrator has enabled Allow firmware upgrades in monitor-
only mode in AMP Setup > General, 2) if you are looking at an APs/Devices > Manage page for a controller or autonomous AP that
supports firmware upgrades in AMP. See the "Supported Wireless Firmware Versions" document (the AMP Firmware Matrix) in
support.dell.com/manuals
upgrade firmware directly on thin APs.
Table 85 APs/Devices > Manage > Firmware Upgrade Fields and Default Values
Setting
Desired Version
Job Name
Use "/safe" flag for
Cisco IOS firmware
upgrade command
Email Recipients
Sender Address
Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave | User Guide
for detailed instructions to disable the link.
illustrates the page that opens and
see all of the AMP-supported devices that can perform firmware upgrades. In most cases, you cannot
Default Description
None Specifies the firmware to be used in the upgrade. Firmware can be added to this drop-down
menu on the Device Setup > Upload Firmware & Files page.
None Sets a user-defined name for the upgrade job. Use a meaningful and descriptive name.
No Enables or disables the /safe flag when upgrading IOS APs. The /safe flag must be disabled
on older APs for the firmware file to fit in flash memory.
None Displays a list of email addresses that should receive alert emails if a firmware upgrade fails.
None Displays the From address in the alert email.
Table 85 describes the settings and default values.
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