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Chapter 2 Installation
Tips
Copy Command
IOLAN+ has a copy command that allows you to copy the setup of one port to another. You
will need to get to the CLI (from the Connection menu) and use the following syntax.
Connecting via BOOTP (for Unix systems only)
IOLAN+ supports BOOTP which allows the communications server to dynamically configure
itself on startup. Upon startup IOLAN+ sends four BOOTP broadcast requests if it has no IP
address. This broadcast request packet contains the Ethernet address of your unit.
The request is received by all hosts on the network and is checked against a file to find a
match. This data base file will normally be /etc/bootptab and will be of the following format:
# bootptab description
iolan:ht=ethernet:ha=0080d400024e:\
:hd=/tftp:\
:bf=iolan.DL:\
:ip=192.168.209.8:
Where:
ht is the type of network
ha is the Ethernet address on back of IOLAN+
hd is the home directory for specifying IOLAN+ firmware (optional)
Note:
To get back to the menu system once in the CLI, type set menu at the command line.
local> su
password>
ADMIN:local> copy 1 2 3 4 5
ADMIN:local> set menu
The commands above would copy the configuration of port number 1 to ports 2, 3, 4 and 5
(and return you to the menu system).