User's Manual

Avaya Branch Gateway Manager 10.0 Page 137
15-601011 Issue 29r (Friday, November 02, 2012)B5800 Branch Gateway
Configuration Settings:
5.1 BOOTP
BOOTP is protocol used by devices to request software when restarting. It is used when upgrading the control
unit within a system or when the core software within the control unit has been erased. When running, Branch
Gateway Manager can respond to BOOTP requests and, if it finds a matching BOOTP record for the system,
provide the software file indicated by that record.
BOOTP records are not part of a system's configuration settings, they are items saved on the Branch Gateway Manager
PC. Normally Branch Gateway Manager automatically creates a BOOTP record for each system with which it has
communicated, up to a maximum of 50 records. However BOOTP records can be added and edited manually when
necessary.
· File Location
The location from which Branch Gateway Manager provides files in response to BOOTP is its binaries directory. This
can be changed using File | Change Working Directory or File | Preferences | Directories . This
directory is also the directory used by Branch Gateway Manager when providing files by TFTP.
· Disabling BOOTP
Branch Gateway Manager can be disabled from providing BOOTP support for any systems. Select File |
Preferences | Preferences | Enable BOOTP and TFTP Server .
Settings
· Enabled: Default = Enabled
If unticked, BOOTP support for the matching system from this Branch Gateway Manager PC is disabled.
· System Name
This field is not changeable. It shows the system name.
· MAC Address
The MAC address of the system. The address can be obtained and or verified in a number of ways:
· When a system's configuration settings are loaded into Branch Gateway Manager, it is shown as the Serial Number
on the Unit form. On defaulted systems, it is also used as the system name.
· If the system is requesting software, the MAC address is shown as part of the request in the status bar at the base
of the Branch Gateway Manager screen.
· If the system can be pinged, it may be possible to obtain its MAC address using the command arp -a <ip address>
.
· IP Address
The IP address of the system's LAN1.
· Filename
The name of the .bin software file used by that type of control unit. To be transferred to the system, this file must exist
in the Branch Gateway Manager applications Working Directory.
· Time Offset: Default = 0.
In addition to performing BOOTP support for systems, the Branch Gateway Manager application can also act as a time
server (RFC868). This field sets the offset between the time on the PC running Branch Gateway Manager and the time
sent to the system in response to its time requests. The field is not used if a specific Time Server IP Address is set
through the System form in the system's configuration settings.
· Branch Gateway Manager can be disabled from acting as an Internet Time (RFC868) server. Select File |
Preferences | Preferences and untick Enable time server.
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