Specifications

Usage Scenarios
B-3
1. Set the Windows DHCP Server and access point on the same Ethernet segment.
2. Configure the Windows based DHCP Server as follows:
a. Highlight the Server Domain Name (for example, apfw.motorola.com). From the Action
menu, select Define Vendor Classes.
b. Create a new vendor class. For example, AP7131 Options.
c. Enter the vendor class Identifier MotorolaAP.71xx-V3-2-0. Enter the value in ASCII
format, the server converts it to hex automatically.
d. From the Action menu, select Set Predefined Options.
e. Add the following 3 new options under AP7131 Options class:
f. Highlight Scope Options from the tree and select Configure Options.
g. Go to the Advanced tab. From under the Vendor Class AP7131 Options, check all three
options mentioned in the table above and enter a value for each option.
3. Copy the firmware and configuration files to the appropriate directory on the TFTP Server.
4. Restart the access point.
5. While the access point boots, verify the access point:
• Obtains and applies the expected IP Address from the DHCP Server
• Downloads both the firmware and configuration files from the TFTP Server and updates
both as needed. Verify the file versions within the System Settings screen.
B.1.1.2 Global Options - Using Extended/Standard Options
The following are instructions for automatic firmware and configuration file updates via DHCP using
extended options or standard options configured globally.
Code Data type
Access point TFTP Server IP Address
(Note: Use any one option)
181
186
IP address
String
Access point Firmware File Name 187 String
Access point Config File Name
(Note: Use any one option)
129
188
String
String
NOTE If the firmware files are the same, the firmware will not get updated. If
the configuration file name matches the last used configuration file on the
access point or if the configuration file versions are the same, the access
point configuration will not get updated.