Installation guide

boot
Chapter 2 Command Descriptions 15
boot
Devices
supported
This command is supported in all Digi Connect Family devices.
Purpose The boot command is used to reboot the device server, restore the device
configuration to factory default settings, and load new firmware (both EOS
and POST images) from a TFTP server.
Required
permissions
Permissions must be set to “set permissions boot=execute” to use this
command. See "set permissions" on page 86 for details on setting user
permissions for commands.
Syntax Reboot the device server
boot action=reset
Restore configuration defaults
boot action=factory
Load new firmware into flash ROM from a TFTP host
boot load=host-ip-address:load-file
Options action
The action to be performed.
factory
Resets the entire configuration to factory defaults, then reboots the
device.
reset
Reboots the device.
load
The firmware to be loaded.
host-ip-address
The IP address of a host with new firmware, which is then burned into
flash ROM. The host must be running a TFTP server.
load-file
The name of the firmware file.