Configure the device to use aView for central management

6300-CX devices manufactured with firmware version 20.2.x or greater are configured by default to use Digi Remote Manager for cloud-based central device management. Use this procedure to configure the device to connect to the aView central management tool instead.

Note 6300-CX devices upgraded from a firmware version prior to 20.2.x to firmware version 20.2.x or greater will retain their central management configuration. Therefore, if the device was previously configured to use aView for central management, it will continue to use aView after upgrading to 20.2.x or greater.

However, if you erase the configuration of a device that was upgraded from a firmware version prior to 20.2.x, it will default to using Digi Remote Manager for cloud-based central device management.

To configure the 6300-CX device to use aView rather than Digi Remote Manager for central management:


  1. Log into the 6300-CX WebUI as a user with full Admin access rights.
  2. On the menu, click System. Under Configuration, click Device Configuration.

    3. The Configuration window is displayed.

  3. Click Central Management.
  4. Click Enable central management, if it central management is not already enabled.
  5. For Service, select aView.

    The Central management pane refreshes with the default aView configuration.

    Review the default configuration. Generally, the default configuration should not be changed.

  6. Enable the aView IPsec tunnel.
    1. Click VPN > IPsec > Tunnels > aView.
    2. Click Enable.

  7. Enable the syslog server.

    If the syslog server is not enabled and set to syslog.accns.com, the device will be able to connect to aView and receive configuration updates, but unless the aView configuration updates set the syslog server, the device will not be able to send any metrics or logs to aView.

    1. Click System > Log > Server list > Server.
    2. Click Enable.

    3. Verify that Server is set to syslog.accns.com.
    4. (Optional) Select the event types to be sent to aView.
  8. (Optional) Enable Remote control.

    Remote control allows remote commands to be sent from aView to the 6300-CX device. It is optional, but is required if you want to send remote commands from aView.

    1. Click Services > Remote control.
    2. Click Enable.

  9. Click Apply to save the configuration and apply the change.

  1. Log into the 6300-CX command line as a user with full Admin access rights.

    Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.

  2. At the command line, type config to enter configuration mode:
    > config
(config)>
  3. Enable central management:
    (config)> cloud enable true
(config)>
  4. Set aView as the central management tool:
    (config)> cloud service aview
(config)>
  5. View the default aView configuration:
    (config)> show cloud
aview
    certificate_url https://certs.accns.com/certificates/v2
    check_freq 1d
    no check_time
    config_url
        0 https://configuration.accns.com/
        1 https://armt.att.com/
        2 https://av-wob.gcsc.att.com/
    firmware_url https://firmware.accns.com/
    speedtest_server speedtest.accns.com
no ca
enable false
service aview
(config)>

    Generally, the default configuration should not be changed.

  6. Enable the aView IPsec tunnel.
    (config)> vpn ipsec tunnel aview enable true
(config)>
  7. Enable the syslog server.

    If the syslog server is not enabled and set to syslog.accns.com, the device will be able to connect to aView and receive configuration updates, but unless the aView configuration updates set the syslog server, the device will not be able to send any metrics or logs to aView.

    1. Enable the server:
      (config)> system log remote 0 enable true
(config)>
    2. Verify that the remote log server is set to syslog.accns.com:
      (config)> show system log remote 0 server
syslog.accns.com
(config)>
    3. (Optional) Select the event types to be sent to aView.

      There are three event types that can be used configured for the remote syslog server:

      • Informational
      • Status
      • Error

      By default, all three event types are enabled. To disable:

      1. Disable informational messages from being sent to aView:
        (config)> system log remote 0 info false
(config)>
      2. Disable status messages from being sent to aView:
        (config)> system log remote 0 status false
(config)>
      3. Disable error messages from being sent to aView:
        (config)> system log remote 0 error false
(config)>
  8. (Optional) Enable remote control.

    Remote control allows remote commands to be sent from aView to the 6300-CX device. It is optional, but is required if you want to send remote commands from aView.

    (config)> service remote_control enable true
(config)>
  9. Save the configuration and apply the change:
    (config)> save
Configuration saved.
>
  10. Type exit to exit the Admin CLI.

    Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type quit to disconnect from the device.

After configuring the device to use aView for its central management tool, consult with the Digi aView User Guide for additional information.