Global Options - Using Extended/Standard Options - Motorola AP-7131 Product Reference Manual

1. Set the Windows DHCP Server and access point on the same Ethernet segment.
2. Configure the Windows based DHCP Server as follows:
a. Highlight the Server Domain Name (for example, apfw.motorola.com). From the
menu, select
b. Create a new vendor class. For example, AP7131 Options.
c. Enter the vendor class Identifier MotorolaAP.71xx-V3-0-0. Enter the value in ASCII
format, the server converts it to hex automatically.
d. From the
e. Add the following 3 new options under AP7131 Options class:
Access point TFTP Server IP Address
(Note: Use any one option)
Access point Firmware File Name
Access point Config File Name
(Note: Use any one option)
f. Highlight
g. Go to the
options mentioned in the table above and enter a value for each option.
3. Copy the firmware and configuration files to the appropriate directory on the TFTP Server.
4. Restart the access point.
5. While the access point boots, verify the access point:
• Obtains and applies the expected IP Address from the DHCP Server
• Downloads both the firmware and configuration files from the TFTP Server and updates
both as needed. Verify the file versions within the
NOTE If the firmware files are the same, the firmware will not get updated. If
B.1.1.2 Global Options - Using Extended/Standard Options
The following are instructions for automatic firmware and configuration file updates via DHCP using
extended options or standard options configured globally.
Define Vendor Classes.
Action menu, select
Scope Options from the tree and select
Advanced tab. From under the Vendor Class AP7131 Options, check all three
the configuration file name matches the last used configuration file on the
access point or if the configuration file versions are the same, the access
point configuration will not get updated.
Set Predefined Options.
Code Data type
181 IP address
186 String
187 String
129 String
188 String
Configure
System Settings
Usage Scenarios
Action
Options.
screen.
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