Read through this guide completely to familiarize yourself with its contents and to gain an understanding of the features and capabilities of the ExtremeWireless software. A general working knowledge of data communications networks is helpful when setting up these modules.
This section provides an overview of this guide and a brief summary of each chapter; defines the conventions used in this document; and instructs how to obtain technical support from Extreme Networks. To locate information about various subjects in this guide, refer to the following table.
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Information on how to back up the existing software image before performing the upgrades. | Backing Up and Restoring the Image |
Information on how to restore the previously backed up configuration on various platforms. | Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration |
Information on various upgrade paths to upgrade the ExtremeWireless Convergence Software. | Upgrading the Wireless Convergence Software |
Information on how to work with ExtremeWireless external storage devices. | Working with External Storage Devices |
Information on how to connect to the ExtremeWireless console port to access the Rescue mode. | Using the Console Port |
Information on how to perform the following system maintenance tasks: Changing the log level, setting a poll interval for checking the status of the Wireless APs (Health Checking), enabling and defining parameters for Syslog event reporting, forcing an immediate system shutdown with, or without reboot, and resetting the ExtremeWireless to its factory defaults. | Performing System Maintenance |
Information on how to configure the ExtremeWireless utilities. | Using Controller Utilities |
Information on how to recover the ExtremeWireless lost login password via the Rescue mode. | Recovering the Wireless Controller |
Information on how to maintain various platforms. | Maintaining the Wireless Controller |
Information on how to perform Wireless AP software maintenance. | Maintaining the Wireless AP Software |
Information about performing wireless AP diagnostics using SSH. | Performing Wireless AP Diagnostics |