# BootP

  BootP enables Envisage to recognized new units on the network without having to physically configure them with an IP address.
  This feature works with "Factory-Fresh" units only. This means they have not been configured. If a unit has been configured and you need to use the BootP feature, the unit must be "OOPSed" first. For details on this procedure, contact Technical Support.
  To Use BootP:
  1. Add the unit to Envisage's database.
  2. Select the Code Version you intend to load onto the unit. In the configuration editor, select the port through which the unit will be managed (Managed via:) If you are managing the unit via Frame Relay, you must use the appropriate port. 3600 devices must use port 3 or WAN Port 1. All others may use port 1 or port 3.
  3. Configure the port through which the unit will be managed. All you need to assign is the unit's IP Address and Network Mask.
  4. Click on the Internal Address button, then enter the unit's Burned-in MAC Address.
  5. Open the File menu and Save the configuration.
  6. Exit the configuration editor.
  7. Open the Options menu, then select Customize.
  8. Click on the Miscellaneous tab and make certain BootP Server Enabled is checked.
  9. Click on the Save button, then click on Exit. If you had to enable the BootP server, you need to close Envisage, then restart it again. Once the unit is connected to the network and powered up, it sends BootP requests to all BootP servers. When Envisage's BootP Server feature is enabled, Envisage listens to all BootP requests, then compares the requestor's MAC Address to its database to determine if the unit is supported. If the unit supplies the appropriate information, Envisage returns the assigned IP address to the unit so a connection can be established. If you would like to see the BootP request, open the BootP.log file under SyncMan\Logs. Once the unit connects via IP, you may configure it appropriately.