Figure 44 Configuration file acquisition process (from a TFTP server)
Deploying and configuring servers for automatic
configuration
To implement automatic configuration, you do not need to perform any configuration on the device.
However, you must deploy DHCP, TFTP, and DNS servers and configure the servers to cooperate with the
device as follows:
DHCP server—Assigns the device a set of parameters for automatic configuration, which might
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include:
A temporary IP address.
A configuration file name or the URL of a configuration file on an HTTP server.
A TFTP server domain name.
A TFTP server IP address.
A DNS server IP address.
For more information about the DHCP server, see Layer 3—IP Services Configuration Guide.
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