Adding System Config

To deploy, configure, and manage switches with AmpCon™-DC, you must configure the System Config in the AmpCon-DC UI.

System Config contains the following two types:

The first time you log in to AmpCon-DC, the global System Config is blank. You must add information to the global System Config.

If the default username and password of switches to be managed are different, you can add multiple non-global System Configs.

System Config contains the following information:

License Portal URL and its user name and password. The information is used to send requests to the License Portal.
Default user name and password of switches to be managed. The information is used to access the switches.
A security configuration file with PICOS security-related set CLIs. Before configuring and using a switch, the switch needs to be configured with an initial security configuration to eliminate any unauthorized access. Security Config file is loaded to switch at the beginning of switch deployment.
A parking security configuration file, which is used to push initial parking security configuration for those switches in the parking status. This is not included in the non-global System Config.
Maximum backup numbers of configurations. This is not included in the non-global System Config.
The IP range of switches that are allowed to be managed by AmpCon-DC. This is not included in the non-global System Config.
Whether to enable debug logs for server-side operations or not. This is not included in the non-global System Config.

Adding a global System Config

Configuration Name: The name of the configuration.
Device Default Login User: The default user name of the switch (admin).
Device Default Password: The default password of the default user (pica8).
License Portal URL: https://license.pica8.com
License Portal User: The user ID for the License Portal.
License Portal Password: The password of the user for the License Portal.
Config Backup Number: Optional. The maximum backup number for the config snapshots.
Security Config File: The .txt file with PICOS security-related set CLIs.
Parking Security Config File: To eliminate any unauthorized access, switches in the parking lot need to be configured with an initial parking security configuration. That is, configurations in Initial parking security config file will be pushed to switches that already registered to AmpCon-DC but without generated configurations.
Allow Switch Source IP: The IP range of switches that are allowed to be managed by AmpCon-DC.
Debug: Enable debug logs for server-side operations or not

Configuration Name: The name of the configuration.
Device Default Login User: The default user name of the switch.
Device Default Password: The default password of the default user.
License Portal URL: https://license.pica8.com
License Portal User: The user ID for the License Portal.
License Portal Password: The password of the user for the License Portal. License Portal URL + License Portal User + License Portal Password are used to send requests to the License Portal.
Security Config File: The .txt file with PICOS security-related set CLIs. Before configuring and using a switch, the switch needs to be configured with an initial security configuration to eliminate any unauthorized access. You need to create a .txt file with PICOS security-related set CLIs. Security Config file is loaded to switch at the beginning of ZTP process.

After you add the non-global System Config, you can do the following actions:

To view the switch information associated with the System Config, click View Associated Switch on the System Config page.
To apply a System Config to specific switches, click Manage Switch, select the switches, and click Save.
To remove a System Config, click View Associated Switch to confirm whether the System Config is not in use by any switches. If yes, click Remove.

Note: If the System Config to be removed is still associated with switches, the removal will fail.