Allied Telesis AT-S41 - Manual (Page 172)

AT-S41 User’s Guide
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Remote
If you choose the remote boot load mode, the switch
downloads software from a TFTP server and boots using
the newly downloaded management software.
Load Mode
If you are using the remote boot load mode, you need to specify
how the switch should download the new management software.
There are two boot mode options: DHCP and TFTP.
DHCP
If you choose the DHCP boot mode, the switch will use
DHCP to determine the switch IP address, the TFTP server
address, and the image or configuration file name. The
switch will use this information to download the
management software from the TFTP server.
TFTP
If you choose the TFTP boot mode, the switch will use the
IP address that you assigned to the switch on the System
IP Configuration Menu as well as the TFTP server address
and the image or configuration file name that you entered
in the TFTP section of the Software Upgrade Menu.
Boot File Type
If you selected the remote boot load mode, you can choose what
kind of files the switch will download while it is booting up. There
are three file type options:
Image
An image file is the management software for the switch.
Configuration
A configuration file is a file that contains all of the existing
configurations and settings for a switch. You can upload
the configuration file and modify the switch settings and
then download the configuration file back to the switch or
onto multiple switches that you want to have the same
configurations. The switch(es) will then update their
configuration(s) based on the settings in the configuration
file.
Image and Configuration
This option allows you to download both the
management software and the configuration file.