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B-7
B.1.2.1 BootP Options
This section contains instructions for the automatic update of the AP-5131 firmware and
configuration file using a BootP Server.
The setup example described in this section includes:
• 1 AP-5131
• 1 Linux/Unix BOOTP Server
• 1 TFTP Server.
To configure BootP options using a Linux/Unix BootP Server:
1. Set the Linux/Unix BootP Server and AP-5131 on the same Ethernet segment.
2. Configure the bootptab file (/etc/bootptab) on the Linux/Unix BootP Server in any one of the
formats that follows:
Using options 186, 187 and 188:
Using options 66, 67 and 129:
AP-5131:ha=00a0f88aa6d8\ < LAN MAC Address>
:sm=255.255.255.0\ <Subnet Mask>
:ip=157.235.93.128\ <IP Address>
:gw=157.235.93.2\ <gateway>
:T186=”157.235.93.250”\ <TFTP Server IP>
:T187="apfw.bin"\ <Firmware file>
:T188="cfg.txt": <Configuration file>
AP-5131:ha=00a0f88aa6d8\ < LAN MAC Address>
:sm=255.255.255.0\ <Subnet Mask>
:ip=157.235.93.128\ <IP Address>
:gw=157.235.93.2\ <gateway>
:T66=”157.235.93.250”\ <TFTP Server IP>
:T67="apfw.bin"\ <Firmware file>
:T129="cf
g
.txt": <Confi
g
uration file>