When a switch is already configured and deployed manually, but there is no switch entry in AmpCon server, AmpCon server cannot manage that switch in this case, and the administrator cannot use AmpCon lifecycle or SDN function to control the switch.

User can import a switch automatically or manually into AmpCon, please follow the guidance provided in this section to import a switch to AmpCon server.

Automatically Import a Switch

Procedure

Step 1        Select Lifecycle > Import Switch.

Step 2        Click Import, in the Import Vpn Switch dialog box, enter the management IP of the switch and click Save to save the configuration.

Then, AmpCon will automatically perform the following actions to import the switch:

1. Create VPN tunnel keys for that switch.
2. SSH login to that switch, and let switch download nit-building tunnel connection script (enable_switch_vpn.sh).
3. Execute that script (enable_switch_vpn.sh), it will download the keys and build the VPN tunnel.
4. Change the switch status on AmpCon server to "Imported".

After that, you can use AmpCon to do the following management operations for the imported switch: Upgrade Firmware, Retrieve Config, Push Configuration and Remove Switch.

Manually Import a Switch

Generate the Tunnel Key

Step 1        Select Lifecycle > Import Switch.

Step 2        Click Adopt, in the Import Vpn Switch dialog box, enter the SN number of the switch by viewing the barcode label on the device.

Step 3        Click Save to save the configuration.

AmpCon server will create tunnel keys for the switch according to the input SN number, and wait for the switch to download keys and script.

Manually Download VPN Script and Run It on the Switch

Step 1        Select Lifecycle > Import Switch, then click "Download VPN Script" in the top right corner of the page to download the VPN script.

Step 2        SSH login to the switch via the management terminal.

Step 3        Manually download the script to the switch and run it.

   Then, the switch will automatically initialize the request to establish VPN tunnel with AmpCon server.

   The AmpCon server exchanges information with the switch to establish a VPN tunnel. Then, the switch status on AmpCon server changes to "Imported".

After that, you can use AmpCon to do the following management operations for the switch: Upgrade Firmware, Retrieve Config, Push Configuration and Remove Switch.

Set Hostname

After the switch has been imported to AmpCon server, users can modify the hostname.

Step 1        Select Lifecycle > Deployed Switch List.

Step 2        Click the switch name to change its name.

Change the hostname, then click "save" to save the configuration.