Juniper Networks IDP8200, IDP250 Updating Software on the Sensor, Loading a Sensor Image into NSM

Chapter 6

Updating Software on the Sensor

This chapter describes how to update the software on an IDP sensor. It has the following sections:

„Updating IDP Sensor Software Using NSM Firmware Manager on page 35

„Updating IDP Sensor Software Without NSM on page 36

„Reimaging the IDP Sensor on page 37

Updating IDP Sensor Software Using NSM Firmware Manager

You can use NSM to upgrade your IDP sensors. First, you must load a new sensor image to NSM. Then, use NSM to load the new image onto your sensors.

Loading a Sensor Image into NSM

To make the sensor software available to NSM:

1.Download firmware image files from Juniper Networks onto the computer running the NSM GUI.

2.In NSM, select Device Manager > Security Devices from the left navigation pane.

3.From the menu bar, select Tools > Firmware Manager. The Firmware Manager dialog box appears.

4.Click the + button to open the Open dialog box.

5.Select the image file on the computer running NSM and click Open. The image file appears in the Firmware Manager dialog box, displaying the image name, version, and applicable devices.

6.Click OK.

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