Allied Telesis AT-2746FX - Manual (Page 43)

Network Adapter Card Installation Guide
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Managed Boot
Agent
The managed boot agent (MBA) and the BootPROM chip allow you to
perform pre-boot procedures on a system, such as installing an operating
system, running a virus checker, or downloading a predefined system
configuration. You can couple this feature with the Wake on LAN feature to
perform configuration and maintenance tasks during non-work hours so as
not to interfere with the work of your network users.
Note
The MBA and BootPROM chip come standard with the AT-2451FTX,
AT-2701FX, AT-2701FTX, and AT-2746FX Series cards. They are
sold separately for the AT-2450FTX, AT-2700FX, AT-2700FTX, and
AT-2745FX Series adapters.
In order to use MBA on a dual port card you must specify which port is
connected to the network. This is made with the AT-Diag utility, described
in Chapter 10 on page 175. The MBA can address only one port at a time
and it cannot change ports automatically. The selected port is referred to
as the default MBA port. The factory settings of the default MBA port on
the dual port adapter cards are:
ˆ AT-2450FTX and AT-2451FTX Series cards — 10/100Base-TX twisted
pair port
ˆ AT-2700FTX and AT-2701FTX Series cards — 100Base-FX fiber optic
port
ˆ AT-2745FX and AT-2746FX Series cards — 100Base-FX fiber optic
port
For example, to use MBA on the 10Base-FL port on the AT-2746FX Series
card, you would run the AT-Diag utility and specify that port as the default
MBA port.