AIS AI2524 user manual Using AutoInstall, Preparing for AutoInstall

Chapter 5: Using AutoInstall

Chapter 5: Using AutoInstall

Introduction

This chapter provides information about AutoInstall, a procedure that allows you to configure a new router automatically and dynamically. The AutoInstall procedure involves connecting a new router to a net- work where an existing router is preconfigured, turning on the new router, and enabling it with a configuration file that is automatically downloaded from a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server.

Preparing for AutoInstall

Take these steps to prepare your router for the AutoInstall process:

1.Attach the WAN cable to the router.

2.Turn ON power to the router.

The router will load the operating system image from Flash mem- ory. If the remote end of the WAN connection is connected and properly configured, the AutoInstall process will begin.

If AutoInstall successfully completes, you can write the configu- ration data to the router's NVRAM. Perform the following step to complete this task.

3.Enter the copy running-config startup-config com- mand:

Router# copy running-config startup-config

Taking this step saves the configuration settings that the AutoIn stall process created in the router. If you do not do this, your con figuration will be lost the next time you reload the router.

The next sections provide AutoInstall requirements and an overview of its procedure. For information about starting AutoInstall, refer to Perform the AutoInstall Procedur .

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