i 
Table of Contents 
1 Automatic Configuration ··························································································································1-1 
Introduction to Automatic Configuration··································································································1-1 
Typical Networking of Automatic Configuration······················································································1-1 
How Automatic Configuration Works ······································································································1-2 
Work Flow of Automatic Configuration····························································································1-2 
Obtaining the IP Address of an Interface and Related Information Through DHCP·······················1-3 
Obtaining the Configuration File from the TFTP Server··································································1-5 
Executing the Configuration File ·····································································································1-7