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PWVIA RM P12 Ethernet Switches - Manual July 2021
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CREATING A SECURITY DOMAIN
• After starting Pathscape, the online devices will populate the Device View.
• Choose the
Security Domain view from the Select View dropdown
• Each device running V5 or later firmware will have a
Red “Ready to Secure”
value in the
Security Domain
column.
• NOTE : VIA switches running V6.1 firmware or later will show a Security Mode screen on the front panel LCD.
Security Mode
Wait for Pathscape to Secure
Local Configuration Only
Disable Security
Wait for Pathscape to Secure
Serial # : PPXXXXXXX
MAC : XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
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• No action is required here to add the device to Pathscape. Clicking the encoder knob to select Wait for Pathscape to
Secure will show the device Serial Number and MAC Address, in cases where this may be helpful for device identification.
• If you want to configure your devices only VIA the front panel, choose Local Configuration Only . If you prefer to opt out
of security and the needs for passwords on these devices, choose Disable Security .
See the below for more detail on these options.
• If your devices have old firmware, you may update them to current firmware by going to the
Tools
menu in Pathscape and
selecting
Firmware Updater
. Select the devices to upgrade, and choose
Select Latest
, then
Send Firmware
. (See the
Upgrading Device Firmware
section for more detail). The devices will go offline and come back with a
red padlock
.
• From the
Security
menu, choose
New Domain.