The bootstrap protocol (BOOTP) can be used to communicate a certain IP address and other parameters to a workstation when it boots up. For this, the workstation's MAC address is entered into the hosts table.
- MAC address Enter the MAC address of the workstation to which an IP address is to be assigned. Possible values:
- Network name
Enter the name of a configured IP network here. Only if a requesting
client is located in this IP network will it be assigned the relevant
IP address defined for the MAC address.
Note: If the requesting client is located in an IP network for which there is no corresponding entry in the hosts table, the client will be assigned an IP address from the address pool of the appropriate IP network.
- IP address Enter the client IP address that is to be assigned to the client.
- Client name Enter the name that is to be used to identify the client. If the client does not communicate its name, the device will use the name entered here..
- Image alias
If the client uses the BOOTP protocol, you can select a boot image that
the client should use to load its operating system from.
Note: You must enter the server providing the boot image and the name of the file on the server in the boot image table.