Motorola AP-51 Series, Product Reference Manual

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Usage Scenarios B-3
• If the existing and update firmware files are the same, the firmware will not get updated.
To configure the DHCP Server for automatic updates:
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 Action
menu, select Define Vendor Classes .
b. Create a new vendor class. For example, AP51xx Options.
c. Enter the vendor class Identifier MotorolaAP.51xx-V1-1-1 . Enter the value in ASCII
format, the server converts it to hex automatically. Use the chart below to determine
which vendor class ID to use based on the firmware.
d. From the Action menu, select Set Predefined Options .
e. Add the following 3 new options under AP51xx Options class:
f. Highlight Scope Options from the tree and select Configure Options .
g. Go to the Advanced tab. From under the Vendor Class AP51xx Options, check all three
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:
AP Firmware Vendor Class ID
1.1 (or older) SymbolAP.5131-V1-1
1.1.1.x SymbolAP.51xx-V1-1-1
1.1.2.x MotorolaAP.51xx-V1-1-2
2.0 MotorolaAP.51xx-V2-0-0
Code Data type
Access point TFTP Server IP Address
(Note: Use any one option) 181
186 IP address
String
Access point Firmware File Name 187 String
Access point Config File Name
(Note: Use any one option) 129
188 String
String