Juniper Networks IDP8200 Network Card User Manual


 
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Chapter 6
Updating Software on the Sensor
This chapter describes how to update the software on an IDP sensor. It has the
following sections:
Updating IDP Sensor Software Using NSM Firmware Manager on page 35
Updating IDP Sensor Software Without NSM on page 36
Reimaging the IDP Sensor on page 37
Updating IDP Sensor Software Using NSM Firmware Manager
You can use NSM to upgrade your IDP sensors. First, you must load a new sensor
image to NSM. Then, use NSM to load the new image onto your sensors.
Loading a Sensor Image into NSM
To make the sensor software available to NSM:
1. Download firmware image files from Juniper Networks onto the computer
running the NSM GUI.
2. In NSM, select Device Manager > Security Devices from the left navigation
pane.
3. From the menu bar, select Tools > Firmware Manager. The Firmware
Manager dialog box appears.
4. Click the + button to open the Open dialog box.
5. Select the image file on the computer running NSM and click Open. The image
file appears in the Firmware Manager dialog box, displaying the image name,
version, and applicable devices.
6. Click OK.