For sites with more than a few devices it is useful to set up a TFTP server for storing the configuration files and any IOS images for updating.
The newer X-Terminals (IIs) can boot in different ways, over a NFS mount, a SMB share or plain TFTP.
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This is done via TFTP; the station can be managed locally via a configuration screen or remotely on the server via customizable configuration files.
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