Symbol Technologies AP-5131 B.1.2.1 BootP Options

AP-5131 Usage Scenarios B-7

This section contains instructions for the automatic update of the AP-5131 firmware and

configuration file using a BootP Server.

The setup example described in this section includes:

• 1 AP-5131

• 1 Linux/Unix BOOTP Server

• 1 TFTP Server.

To configure BootP options using a Linux/Unix BootP Server:

1. Set the Linux/Unix BootP Server and AP-5131 on the same Ethernet segment.

2. Configure the bootptab file (/etc/bootptab) on the Linux/Unix BootP Server in any one of the

formats that follows:

Using options 186, 187 and 188:

Using options 66, 67 and 129:

AP-5131:ha=00a0f88aa6d8\ < LAN MAC A ddress>

:sm= 255.2 55.255 .0\ <Subnet Mask>

:ip=15 7.235 .93.128 \ <IP A ddress >

:gw=157.235.93.2\ <gateway>

:T186 =”15 7.235.9 3.250” \ <TFT P Serve r IP>

:T187 ="apf w.bin"\ <Firmware file>

:T188 ="cfg.tx t": <Configuration file>

AP-5131:ha=00a0f88aa6d8\ < LAN MA C Address>

:sm= 255.2 55.255 .0\ <Subnet Mask>

:ip=15 7.235 .93.128 \ <IP A ddress >

:gw= 157.2 35.93.2 \ <gat eway >

:T66= ”157 .235.93 .250”\ <TFTP Server IP>

:T67= "apfw .bin"\ < Firmware file>

:T129="cf

.txt": <Confi

uration file>