Minicom Advanced Systems Smart IP Extender manual Maintenance, Updating firmware

SMART IP EXTENDER

Type of external LDAP Server - Set the type of the external LDAP server. This is necessary since some server types require special handling. Also the default values for the LDAP schema are set appropriately. Choose between Generic LDAP Server, Novell Directory Service and Microsoft Active Directory. If you don’t have Novell Directory Service or Microsoft Active Directory then choose Generic LDAP Server and edit the LDAP schema used (see below).

Name of login-name attribute - Name of the attribute containing the unique login name of a user. To use the default leave this field empty. The default depends on the selected LDAP server type.

Name of user-entry object class - The object class that identifies a user in the LDAP directory. To use the default leave this field empty. The default depends on the selected LDAP server type.

User search subfilter - Refine the search for users that should be known to the IP Extender.

77.Maintenance

From the IP Extender Menu choose Maintenance. The IP Extender Maintenance window appears.

Board Summary - This contains information about the IP Extender and its current firmware.

78.Updating firmware

You can receive firmware updates by email or download them from the Minicom Web site. Save the firmware file on the client computer.

To update the firmware:

1.Scroll down the Maintenance window. Under Maintenance features click Update Firmware. The Update Firmware window appears. See Figure 35.

Figure 35 Update Firmware window

2.Ensure that the host computer is connected to IP Link and switched on during the firmware update.

3.Locate and upload the firmware file from your client system. In case of any errors the upload will be aborted.

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