User guide

To add the task:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.
3. Click Add. The Add Task Wizard will appear.
4. Select Test modem connections to selected units from the drop-down menu. Type a 1-64
character name for the task.
5. Select a time to run the task (see Specifying when to run tasks on page 364), and then click
Next.
6. The Select Unit Group window will open. Select a group from the menu.
7. Click Select by Product Family and select ACS Firmware from the drop-down menu.
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Click Select by Unit Type and choose a specific ACS console server model from the
drop-down menu.
Then click Next.
8. The Select Unit window will open. Select the units that you wish to test and click Add.
9. Click Finish.
Task: Updating the firmware of an appliance type
This task upgrades the firmware of selected DS1800 digital switches, DSI5100, CPS or CCM
appliances or DSR switches. To upgrade other types of managed appliances, you must create
additional tasks.
Firmware must be available before using this command. See Firmware Management on page
384.
Once this task is added, you may run it on demand at any time; see Running tasks manually on
page 382.
To add the task:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.
3. Click Add. The Add Task Wizard will appear.
4. Select Upgrade firmware of selected appliances of the same type from the drop-down
menu. Type a 1-64 character name for the task.
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