User`s guide

AT-S45 User’s Guide
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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.