Actions Menu Overview

From the Manage > Devices > Actions menu, you can perform a number of functions for a device. Depending on the device type selected, the Actions drop-down list presents multiple options; for example, you can reboot, assign a country code or location, assign a network policy, create a bootstrap configuration, clone a device, or issue CLI commands to devices through ExtremeCloud IQ. Select the check boxes for the device or devices on which you want to perform actions, and then select Actions.

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Not all actions are available for all device types. Most device options are unavailable if an umanaged device is selected, either alone or together with managed devices. To change the management status of your device, select Change Management Status.

• Add to Cloud Config Group: Add the selected devices to an existing Cloud Config Group (CCG). In the Add to Cloud Config Group panel, select a CCG to assign to the selected devices, and then select Continue. If you need to first create a new CCG, see Add a Cloud Config Group.
• Advanced: This option offers three functions: CLI Access, Bootstrap Configuration, and Update Netdump Settings. Select the check boxes for the devices you want to update, and select one of these options from the Advanced menu:
  • CLI Access: (Real devices only) Use this feature to enter CLI commands for the selected device or devices without establishing a console cable connected to the device. Enter the command in the CLI Command field, and then select Apply. The results of the command are displayed below the command entry field.
  • Bootstrap Configuration: Use this simple configuration to re-establish a connection between a device and ExtremeCloud IQ. See Bootstrap Configuration for more information.
  • Update Netdump Settings: Configure a device to automatically save a core netdump file to a TFTP server on the network when it next boots up after becoming unresponsive. See Update Netdump Settings for more information.
• Assign Country Code: Select a country code for a managed device from the drop-down list. The country code determines which radio channels and power limitations devices will support to comply with the wireless regulations for the country in which they will operate. For devices intended for use in the United States, the region code is preset as FCC and the country code is preset as United States. Select Save to reboot the selected devices.
• Assign Deployment Mode: Assign the Pre-provisioned or Production deployment mode.
• Assign Location: Assign a location from your network maps to the device.
  

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  For devices managed by ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine the location is read-only. You can assign the location in ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine.

• Assign Network Policy: Assign an existing network policy to the device or devices.

• Change CoPilot License Status: Select Activate CoPilot License or Revoke CoPilot License. This option appears only if the ExtremeCloud IQ CoPilot feature is enabled and you select a ExtremeCloud IQ CoPilot-eligible device.
• Change Device Mode: Change the device mode from AP to Router.
• Change Management Status: Select Manage Devices or Unmanage Devices.
• Clear Audit Mismatch: Occasionally, there can be a mismatch between the configuration database and the device-level configuration database. If this occurs, perform this action.
• Clone Device: Apply the existing device-level configuration from one device to a new device with the same model. For example, if you need to replace one 5520-24T switch with another, this option allows you to apply the existing device-level configurations used by the previous 5520-24T. For more information, see Clone a Device.
• Enhanced Discovery: Enhanced Discovery can be used to enhance support of onboarding for Local Management (within ExtremeCloud‌ IQ) providing an option to define the list of primary and secondary controllers running ExtremeCloud IQ Controller. For deployments that do not have a local network configuration for discovery, we offer an enhanced AP onboarding experience that provides indication of the specific IP address or Fully-Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the controllers to which the AP connects. For more information, see Enhanced Discovery.
• Reboot: Reboot devices after uploading a configuration. Rebooting momentarily disconnects any associated clients from the SSID, which could be disruptive.
• Reset IDM Client Certificate: Select to reset the IDM client certificate for this device.
• Revert Device to Template Defaults: Select to return the device settings to the network policy template. This removes any device-level configuration settings.

• Start Thread Commissioner: Select to designate an AP as Thread Commissioner. This menu item is only available for APs that are online, configured with an IoT Thread profile, and not already designated as the Thread Commissioner.

  

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  If another AP is already running as the Commissioner on this Thread network, a warning message displays prompting the user to stop the current Commissioner or wait for it to automatically shutdown.

  If Thread has not yet been enabled on the AP due to configuration changes that have yet to be deployed, the operation fails and a related error message displays.

  The Start Thread Commissioner pop-up window opens. Optionally, select Override Timeout and enter a value in the range of 1-2000000 seconds. Select Start.

• Stop Thread Commissioner: Select to stop the Thread Commissioner running on an AP. This menu item is available only for an AP that is currently designated as Thread Commissioner.