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Brocade Mobility 7131 Access Point Product Reference Guide 499

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Linux - BootP Server Configuration

See the following sections for information on these BootP server configurations in the Linux

environment:

• BootP Options

• BootP Priorities

BootP Options

This section contains instructions for the automatic update of the access point firmware and

configuration file using a BootP Server.

The setup example described in this section includes:

• 1 access point (either a Mobility 7131 Access Point or Mobility 7131N Access Point model)

• 1 Linux/Unix BOOTP Server

• 1 TFTP Server.

To configure BootP options using a Linux/Unix BootP Server:

1. Set the Linux/Unix BootP Server and access point on the same Ethernet segment.

2. Configure the bootptab file (/etc/bootptab) on the Linux/Unix BootP Server in any one of the

formats that follows:

Using options 186, 187 and 188:

Using options 66, 67 and 129:

Using options sa, bf and 136:

AP-7131:ha=00a0f88aa6d8\ < LAN MAC Address>

:sm =255.255.255.0\ <Subnet Mask>

:ip=157.235.93.128\ <IP Address>

:gw=157.235.93.2\ <gateway>

:T186=”157.235.93.250”\ <TFTP Server IP>

:T187="apfw .bin"\ <Firmware file>

:T188="cfg.txt": <Configuration file>

AP-7131:ha=00a0f88aa6d8\ < LAN MAC Address>

:sm =255.255.255.0\ <Subnet Mask>

:ip=157.235.93.128\ <IP A ddress>

:gw=157.235.93.2\ <gateway>

:T66=”157.235.93.250”\ <TFTP Server IP>

:T67="apfw .bin"\ <Firmware file>

:T129="cf

.txt": <Confi

uration file>