Specifications

Access Point Setup 445

Chapter 21

APBoot Environment Variables

The following environment variables can be configured using the setenv

command and listed using the printenv command (see page 444):

OTE—Spelling is critical when defining environment variables. The AP may

not function properly if environment variables are misspelled or misconfig-

ured.

TABLE 21-2 Configurable Environment Variables

Variable Description

bootdelay The length of time (in seconds) of the autoboot timer. This is

the delay during which the user can interrupt the boot

process and access the apboot prompt (see page 437).

Default = 3

location The location where the AP will be permanently installed,

specified as:

The location specifies which configuration profile will be

downloaded to the AP from the Wireless LAN switch. See

page 451 for more location information.

Default = -1.-1.-1 (unconfigured)

master This is the IP address or hostname of the Alcatel Wireless

LAN Switch that controls the AP. The AP downloads its

configuration from the specified switch.

If a hostname is specified, your DNS server must be

configured to resolve the hostname to the master Alcatel

Wireless LAN Switch.

The master variable overrides the value of serverip and

servername (below) if configured.