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Chapter 16 Using the Administrator User Interface
Device Management
• Device operation timeout (in seconds)—Specifies the duration after which the Ping operation times
out.
• Name of the hostname to be pinged—Identifies the hostname of the CPE to be pinged.
• Interface—Identifies the WAN interface from which the Ping should originate on the CPE.
• Number of repetitions—Specifies the number of times the Ping operation should run.
• Time out—Specifies the timeout for the Ping packet.
• Data block size—Specifies the size of each Ping packet.
• DSCP—Specifies the DSCP value in each Ping packet.
Step 5 Click Submit.
Forcing a Firmware Upgrade
To force a firmware upgrade on a device on next contact and bypassing the MaintenanceWindow
restrictions set in the firmware rules:
Step 1 From the Devices > Manage Devices page, locate the device whose configuration you want to
synchronize.
Step 2 Click the Operations icon corresponding to the device.
The Device Operations page appears.
Step 3 From the drop-down list under Perform Device Operation, select Force Firmware Upgrade.
Step 4 Click Submit.
Forcing a Configuration Synchronization
To force a device to synchronize its configuration on next contact with the DPE regardless of the current
configuration version on the device:
Step 1 From the Devices > Manage Devices page, locate the device whose configuration you want to
synchronize.
Step 2 Click the Operations icon corresponding to the device.
The Device Operations page appears.
Step 3 From the drop-down list under Perform Device Operation, select Force Configuration
Synchronization.
Step 4 Click Submit.
The device configuration is synchronized with the DPE.