Introduction - Black Box 16 port User Manual

Introduction

You can use BOOTP to perform the following actions on a single or multiple Console
Server (the 'unit(s)')s on its/their boot-up:
• auto-configure with minimal information; e.g. only an ip address
• auto-configure with basic setup information (ip address, subnet mask, broadcast
address, etc.)
• download a new version of software
• download a full configuration profile (saved from another unit)
BOOTP is particularly useful for multiple installations: you can do all the unit's
configuration in one BOOTP file, rather than configure each unit manually.
Another advantage of BOOTP is that you can connect a unit to the network, turn on its
power and let auto-configuration take place. All the configuration is carried out for you
during the BOOTP process.
The the unit's implementation of BOOTP is compatible with RFC 951.
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