User`s guide

AT-S45 User’s Guide
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Bootstrap Configuration
The bootstrap feature allows you to download new software and
configuration settings when you boot up the switch.
To configure the bootstrap settings on the switch, perform the following
procedure:
1. Click on the Tools menu tab and select Bootstrap from the sub-
menu.
The Bootstrap Configuration page is displayed, as shown in Figure
56.
Figure 56 Bootstrap Configuration
2. Adjust the parameters as desired. To change a parameter setting,
select the option from the pull-down menu and click the Apply
button. The parameters are described below.
Boot Mode
Allows the user to determine how the switch should boot up.
There are two boot load options: local and remote.
❑ Local
If you choose the local boot load mode, the switch boots using the
management software that is saved in the switch memory. This is
the default boot load mode. If you are going to use the local boot
load mode, you do not need to configure any of the other
parameters on the Bootstrap Configuration Menu and the switch
will not download any files when it boots up.
❑ 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.