AmpCon™AmpCon-DC simplifies the management of switches, including configuration management, switch inventory, software updates, and more.
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Configuration Management
AmpCon-DC includes native configuration management capabilities, which you can use to push an update to a single switch or to an entire group of switches. By using AmpCon-DC, you don’t need to edit and push switch configurations one by one. In this way, the likelihood of errors can be reduced, the switch configuration process can be simplified, and you don’t need to deal with the added expense or headache of a third-party tool.
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Simplified Software and Switch Upgrades
The nature of PicOS® PicOS itself makes it simpler to manage switches compared to any other legacy network operating system (NOS) of switches or routers. Because PicOS® PicOS is Linux-based , and thus it’s compartmentalized, which means that you can update or change one component or aspect without affecting other components. For example, if you’re pushing a security patch, it affects only the security component of the NOS; you don’t need to replace the entire software or firmware image.
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In addition, you can authenticate user logins through a TACACS+ server, which also determines their access permissions based on their roles. If the TACACS+ server can’t be reached from AmpCon-DC, you can log in to the AmpCon-DC UI with the local users that are defined in AmpCon-DC.
Parking lot
You can use parking lot to manage switches that have been shown in the network and registered with the AmpCon-DC server but haven’t been configured by the administrator.Setting up a group of switches
To perform switch lifecycle operations more conveniently, you can organize switches in groups by region, location, building, and more.Importing switches
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