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Step 5. Generate a Configuration File
Before preparing the configuration image in TFTP/FTP Server, please make sure the device
generating the configuration image is set to “Get IP address from DHCP” assignment. This is
because that DHCP Auto-provisioning is running under DHCP mode, so if the configuration image
is uploaded by the network type other than DHCP mode, the downloaded configuration image has
no chance to be equal to DHCP when provisioning, and it results in MD5 never match and causes
the device to reboot endlessly.
In order for your Residential Gateway to retrieve the correct configuration image in TFTP/FTP
Server, please use the following rule to define the configuration image’s filename. The filename
should contain the configuration image filename specified in
dhcpd.conf
followed by the last three
octets of your device’s MAC address. For example, if the configuration image’s filename specified
in dhcpd.conf is “metafile” and the MAC address of your device is “00:06:19:03:21:80”, the
configuration image filename should be named to “metafile032180.dat”.
Step 6. Place a copy of Firmware and Configuration File in TFTP/FTP Server
The TFTP/FTP File server should include the following items:
1. Firmware
image
2. Configuration
image
3. User account for your device (For FTP server only)
