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• the TFTP boot server address
• the router software filename on the server
The boot IP address is the router LAN IP address used
during
the boot procedure. This address may differ from
the LAN IP address that the router is ultimately assigned. This address is different so that a system can be booted
from one subnetwork and then moved to its operational network, if necessary.
The boot IP address is of the form:
zzz.zzz.zzz.zzz
.
The TFTP boot server address is specified as:
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (
where
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
is the LAN IP address of the boot server)
The filename must be in the format:
yyyyyyyy.yyy
(similar to the DOS filename format).
Note that once you have set a TFTP server address, it will be assigned to the router software TFTP facility. This
server address will then be used whenever a server address is not explicitly specified, including when the
copy
command is in the form:
copy tftp:filename kernel.f2k
Option 5: Configure Boot System
1. If you wish to specify permanent network boot parameters, boot the router in Manual Boot mode.
2. Then select
5
,
“Configure boot system”
, from the main boot procedure menu to set permanent values.
3. Select
2
1,
3
, and
4
to set the three boot parameters described above. After setting permanent network boot
parameters, you can change the boot procedure order and/or perform a manual boot from the network.
4. Select
4
to
“Boot through the IP gateway”;
In this procedure, the router on the local LAN can
boot from a boot server not connected directly. Instead, the path to the boot server can include other
networks (including WAN, if adequate routers exist). The gateway must be located on the local LAN and
reachable by the local router.
You can specify whether the router boots from FLASH first, a network TFTP server first, or never
automatically reboots.
1. To set the order, select
1
under
Configure boot system
option
5
.
2. To boot from FLASH first, enter
1
; to boot from the network first, enter
2
. If you enter
3
, the router will
always go into manual boot mode; i.e., you must select the boot procedure to be performed.
Option 6: Set Time and Date
To set the current time and date, boot the router in Manual Boot mode, and select
6
from the main boot
procedure menu. Set the new date in the format
MM[/DD[/YY (or YYYY)]]
. Set the new time in military
1.To reset any parameter, press
enter
when prompted.