Appendix F Text File Based Auto Configuration

"If adjacent APs use the same configuration file, you should leave out the channel setting since they could interfere with each other’s wireless traffic.

Auto Configuration by DHCP

A DHCP response can use options 66 and 67 to assign a TFTP server IP address and a filename. If the AP is configured as a DHCP client, these settings can be used to perform auto configuration.

Table 117 Auto Configuration by DHCP

COMMAND

DESCRIPTION

wcfg autocfg dhcp [enable

Turn configuration of TFTP server IP address and

disable]

filename through DHCP on or off.

If this feature is enabled and the DHCP response provides a TFTP server IP address and a filename, the AP will try to download the file from the specified TFTP server. The AP then uses the file to configure wireless LAN settings.

"Not all DHCP servers allow you to specify options 66 and 67.

Manual Configuration

Use the following command to manually configure a TFTP server IP address and a file name for the AP to use for auto provisioning whenever the AP starts up. See Section 25.1 on page 235 for how to access the Command Interpreter (CI).

Table 118 Manual Configuration

COMMAND

DESCRIPTION

wcfg autocfg server [IP]

Specify the TFTP server IP address and file name from

[filename]

which the AP is to download a configuration file whenever

 

the AP starts up.

Configuration Via SNMP

You can configure and trigger the auto configuration remotely via SNMP.

Use the following procedure to have the AP download the configuration file.

Table 119 Configuration via SNMP

STEPS

MIB VARIABLE

VALUE

Step 1

pwTftpServer

Set the IP address of the TFTP server.

 

 

 

Step 2

pwTftpFileName

Set the file name, for example, g3000hcfg.txt.

 

 

 

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