SMC Networks 6.20 manual Batch Upgrade, Output, Utilities Menu Commands

BATCH UPGRADE

•Auto broadcast on startup: If this box is checked, Where You Are will automatically transmit a broadcast message on startup.

Output

When you click on the Output tab, the history of actions carried out by Where You Are (as described in Device Menu Commands) will be displayed.

Batch Upgrade

Batch Upgrade is used for downloading op-code files into switches located on the local network or on remote networks. The functions included in the File, Utilities, Edit, and Options menus are explained below.

File Menu Commands

Exit

Closes the Batch Upgrade application.

Utilities Menu Commands

Community

Click on Community to display a list of community strings.

Broadcast uses a list of community names when searching for devices. A device can only respond to frames with the correct community name. You must know the community names used by devices in your network and specify them in the community list. This is one of the security features of the SNMP protocol.

To add or modify a community string, click on an entry in the list and edit the entry in the Edit field. Click OK to continue or Cancel to abandon the new entry.

Broadcast

Click on Broadcast to transmit a query message and wait for responses from the local network. Broadcast follows two steps:

1.An SNMP packet is sent to find devices that Batch Upgrade supports.

2.The SNMP packet is sent to specified switches to obtain the information that follows below.

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