User guide

Chapter 6. Managing the Router 271
¥ 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 in 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
a. If you wish to specify permanent network boot parameters, boot the router in manual boot mode.
b. Then select option 5, ÒConfigure boot systemÓ, from the main boot procedure menu to set permanent
values.
c. Select options 2
1,
3, and 4 to set the three boot parameters described above. After you set permanent
network boot parameters, you can change the boot procedure order and/or perform a manual boot from
the network.
d. Select option 4 to ÒBoot through the IP gatewayÓ; in this procedure, the router on the local LAN can boot
from a boot server that is 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 step A under Configure Boot System, option 5.
2. To boot from FLASH first, enter option 1; to boot from the network first, enter option 2. If you enter
option 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 option 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 format
hh[:mm[:ss]]). You are shown the current date and time. If you set the date to 0/0/0, the real-time clock will be
disabled.
Note: Your router is Y2K compliant. If you choose to enter only 2 digits to specify the year, values greater
than 93 translate to 19xx. Values less or equal to 93 translate to 20xx. The router has a one-hundred-year date
range (from 1994 to 2093).
1. To reset any parameter, press enter following the prompt.