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Figure 106:
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 AirWave by the root user. Contact Dell support at
dell.com/support for detailed instructions to disable the link.
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.
NOTE: The Update Firmware button only appears if 1) the AirWave Administrator has enabled Allow firmware upgrades in monitor-
only mode in AMP Setup > General or 2) if you are looking at an APs/Devices > Manage page for a controller or autonomous AP that
supports firmware upgrades in AirWave. See the Supported Wireless Firmware Versions document (the AirWave Firmware Matrix) in
Home > Documentation to see all of the AirWave-supported devices that can perform firmware upgrades. In most cases, you cannot
upgrade firmware directly on thin APs.
Figure 107 illustrates the page that opens and
Table 85:
APs/Devices > Manage > Update Firmware Fields and Default Values
Setting
Desired Version
Job Name
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Table 85
Default Description
Specifies the firmware to be used in the upgrade. Firmware can be added to this
None
drop-down menu on the Device Setup > Upload Firmware & Files page.
Sets a user-defined name for the upgrade job. Use a meaningful and descriptive
None
name.
describes the settings and default values.
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