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exist in the database. Excluded devices will only be removed from the database if there are no other
connections to the device. For more information about names, see
Device naming on page 3.
NOTE: This procedure only resynchronizes your own AVWorks software client. To ensure consistency when you
have multiple systems using AVWorks software, save your resynchronized local database and restore it to the
other systems.
To resynchronize the device list:
1. Click the Settings tab in the CCM AMP.
2. Select the Devices category.
3. Click the Resync button. The Resync Wizard launches. Click Next .
4. A warning message will indicate that the database will be updated to match the current config-
uration in the appliance. Enable or disable the Exclude Devices with Default Names checkbox.
Click Next .
5. A Polling Appliance message box is displayed with a progress bar indicating that appliance
information is being retrieved.
6. If no changes were detected in the appliance, a completion window appears with this information.
-or-
If device changes were detected, the Detected Changes window will be displayed. Click
Next to
update the database.
7. The completion window appears. Click Finish to exit.
Viewing Firmware Revisions
To view the appliance firmware revision numbers:
1. Click the Settings tab in the CCM AMP.
2. Select the Versions category.
Upgrading Firmware
When an appliance firmware upgrade is initiated, the current status will be displayed. While an
upgrade is in progress, you cannot initiate another.
To upgrade appliance firmware:
1. Click the Tools tab in the CCM AMP.
2. Click the Upgrade Appliance Firmware button.
If you have made changes in the Settings panel of the AMP but have not yet applied them, a
warning message prompts you to confirm the upgrade. The process requires an appliance
reboot and pending changes will be discarded.