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Configuring signed firmware, Managing licensed features

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Managing licensed features 3 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Disable the switch as described in "Enabling and disabling a switch" on page 36. 3. Click the Configure tab and click the System subtab. 4. Select the Disable RLS Probing check box to disable RLS probing. Clear the check box to enable RLS probing. 5. Click Apply. 6. Enable the switch as described in "Enabling and disabling a switch" on page 36. Configuring signed firmware When the firmware is downloaded to a device, the system can validate the firmware based on a configuration setting. By default, the signed firmware download is not validated. NOTE During the first download, the system ignores the signed firmware. After the first download, the public key is downloaded and then, in subsequent downloads, you can turn on the feature. You can view the public key on the Firmware Download tab in the Switch Administration window. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Click the Configure tab and click the Firmware subtab. 3. Select the Enable Signed Firmware Download check box. 4. Click Apply. Managing licensed features The licensed features currently installed on the switch are listed in the License tab of the Switch Administration window, as shown in Figure 21. If the feature is listed, it is installed and immediately available. When you enable some licenses, such as ISL Trunking, you might need to change the state of the port to enable the feature on the link. For time-based licenses, the expiry date is included. Scroll to the right to check the expiry date for a time-based license. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 41 53-1000606-02

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Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
41
53-1000606-02
Managing licensed features
3
1.
Open the
Switch Administration
window as described on
page 31
.
2.
Disable the switch as described in
“Enabling and disabling a switch”
on page 36.
3.
Click the
Configure
tab and click the
System
subtab.
4.
Select the
Disable RLS Probing
check box to
disable
RLS probing. Clear the check box to
enable
RLS probing.
5.
Click
Apply
.
6.
Enable the switch as described in
“Enabling and disabling a switch”
on page 36.
Configuring signed firmware
When the firmware is downloaded to a device, the system can validate the firmware based on a
configuration setting. By default, the signed firmware download is not validated.
NOTE
During the first download, the system ignores the signed firmware. After the first download, the
public key is downloaded and then, in subsequent downloads, you can turn on the feature.
You can view the public key on the
Firmware Download
tab in the
Switch Administration
window.
1.
Open the
Switch Administration
window as described on
page 31
.
2.
Click the
Configure
tab and click the
Firmware
subtab.
3.
Select the
Enable Signed Firmware Download
check box.
4.
Click
Apply
.
Managing licensed features
The licensed features currently installed on the switch are listed in the
License
tab of the
Switch
Administration
window, as shown in
Figure 21
. If the feature is listed, it is installed and
immediately available. When you enable some licenses, such as ISL Trunking, you might need to
change the state of the port to enable the feature on the link. For time-based licenses, the expiry
date is included. Scroll to the right to check the expiry date for a time-based license.