Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points
5.Verify that the Allow Avalanche Access check box is checked.
6.Click Submit Changes to save your changes. To activate your changes, from the menu bar click Save/Discard Changes, and then click Save Changes and Reboot. For help, see “Saving Configuration Changes” on page 46.
7.Repeat Steps 1 through 6 for each access point.
Managing Your Access Points Using Avalanche
Each time the access point is rebooted, it attempts to connect to the Avalanche Agent. When the access point connects to the agent, the agent determines whether an update is available and immediately starts the software upgrade, file transfer, or configuration update. You can also schedule these updates or you can manually initiate an update.
Note
The first time the access point locates the agent, it needs to synchronize with the Avalanche system. On the agent, you must have installed a software package that can be downloaded to the access point.
To use Avalanche to manage your access points
1. On your PC, start Avalanche Package Builder. This screen appears.
2.Create a software package (.AVA file) that includes the latest software release (.BIN file) using Avalanche Package Builder.
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