On the Role Configuration page, you can configure global Easy-Operation parameters for a device, including the role, Commander IP address and port, and default files to be downloaded.
Procedure
Configuring a device as a client
Choose in the navigation tree to display the Role Configuration page.
- Set Role to Client
- Enter the Commander IP address and UDP port. The Commander IP address you enter here must be the same as that configured on the Commander. If you keep the UDP port field blank, the default UDP port is used.
Click Apply.
After you click Apply, the Group Configuration and Client Configuration tabs become unavailable.
Choose in the navigation tree to display the Role Configuration page.
- Set Role to Commander
Table 1 describes the parameters on the Role Configuration page. If some areas are folded, click
to expand the areas.Table 1 Role Configuration parameters Parameter
Description
Commander IP address
This parameter is mandatory. The Commander IP address must exist on the device that functions as the Commander. UDP port
If you keep this field blank, the default UDP port is used. Automatic addition of clients
If you select Enable, the Commander automatically learns client information, including each client's MAC address, ESN, IP address, device type, device model, system software name, configuration file name, and patch file name. This function enables the Commander to monitor and manage basic information and version files for clients on the network.
NOTE:After the client auto join function is enabled, the Commander may learn information about unknown clients. If you do not want the Commander to manage unknown clients, disable this function.
Server Type Configuration
Server type Options are FTP, SFTP, and TFTP.
NOTE:FTP and TFTP cannot ensure secure file transfer. SFTP is recommended on networks that require high security.
IP Enter the IP address of the file server.
User Name Enter the user name used to log in to the file server.
Password Enter the password used to log in to the file server.
Configuration file backup Options are No backup, Duplicate, and Overwrite.
Time interval Set the interval at which you want the Commander to back up configuration files.
Download File Configuration
File activation mode
Options are Default mode and Reset mode.
By default, if downloaded files include a software package (*.cc), clients activate all the downloaded files by restarting. In a batch upgrade, if downloaded files include a configuration file, clients activate all the downloaded files by restarting.
File activation time
Options are immediate, Delayed, and Scheduled. If you select Delayed or Scheduled, the related parameter is displayed for you to configure.
Automatically clear the storage
If you select Yes, clients will delete non-startup system software packages if they do not have sufficient space for downloaded files.NOTE:Whether clients can automatically clear their storage medium depends on the file server type. If clients download files from a TFTP server, they cannot automatically clear their storage medium because they cannot obtain the sizes of downloaded files. If an FTP or SFTP server is used but the server cannot return the file sizes, clients cannot automatically clear their storage medium.
Default Download File Information
The files specified here are default files to be downloaded to clients. You can specify a maximum of three self-defined files.
If no file is specified in role configuration or group configuration, the default file information is used.
- Set parameters on the Role Configuration page.
- Click Apply.