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boot
Chapter 2 Command Descriptions 19
boot
Devices
supported
This command is supported in all Digi Connect products.
Purpose Reboots the device server, restores the device configuration to factory
default settings, or loads new firmware files (both EOS and POST images)
from a TFTP server.
Required
permissions
For Digi Connect products with two or more users, permissions must be set
to “set permissions boot=execute” to use this command. See
"set permissions" on page 157 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 or POST file 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 or POST file, which is then
burned into flash ROM. The host must be running a TFTP server.
load file
The name of a firmware file or POST file. The software automatically
detects the type of file and performs the appropriate load operation.