Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) - Manual (Page 419)

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Configuring Automatic Updates using a DHCP or Linux BootP server
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Linux - BootP server configuration
See the following sections for information on these BootP server configurations in the Linux
environment:
• BootP options
• BootP priorities
BootP options
This section contains instructions for the automatic update of the access point firmware and
configuration file using a BootP Server.
The setup example described in this section includes:
• 1 Mobility 5181 Access Point model access point
• 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 access point 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:
Using options sa, bf and 136:
:h a = 0 0 a 0 f8 8 a a 6 d 8 \ < L A N M A C A d d re s s >
:s m = 2 5 5 .2 5 5 .2 5 5 .0 \ < S u b n e t M a s k >
:ip = 1 5 7 .2 3 5 .9 3 .1 2 8 \ < IP A d d re s s >
:g w = 1 5 7 .2 3 5 .9 3 .2 \ < g a te w a y >
:T 1 8 6 = ” 1 5 7 .2 3 5 .9 3 .2 5 0 ” \ < T F T P S e rv e r IP >
:T 1 8 7 = "a p fw .b in "\ < F irm w a re file >
:T 1 8 8 = "c fg .tx t": < C o n fig u ra tio n file >
1 :h a = 0 0 a 0 f8 8 a a 6 d 8 \ < L A N M A C A d d re s s >
:s m = 2 5 5 .2 5 5 .2 5 5 .0 \ < S u b n e t M a s k >
:ip = 1 5 7 .2 3 5 .9 3 .1 2 8 \ < IP A d d re s s >
:g w = 1 5 7 .2 3 5 .9 3 .2 \ < g a te w a y >
:T 6 6 = ” 1 5 7 .2 3 5 .9 3 .2 5 0 ” \ < T F T P S e rv e r IP >
:T 6 7 = "a p fw .b in "\ < F irm w a re file >
:T 1 2 9 = "c fg .tx t": < C o n fig u ra tio n file >