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Administrator’s Guide SoundPoint IP / SoundStation IP

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Setting Up the Network

Regardless of whether or not you will be installing a centrally provisioned

system, you must perform basic TCP/IP network setup, such as IP address

and subnet mask configuration, to get your organization’s phones up and

running.

The bootROM application uses the network to query the boot server for

upgrades, which is an optional process that will happen automatically when

properly deployed. For more information on the basic network settings, refer

to DHCP or Manual TCP/IP Setup on page 3-2.

The bootROM on the phone performs the provisioning functions of

downloading the bootROM, the <Ethernet address>.cfg file, and the SIP

application, and uploading log files. For more information, refer to Supported

Provisioning Protocols on page 3-4.

Basic network settings can be changed during bootROM download using the

bootROM’s setup menu. A similar menu system is present in the application

for changing the same network parameters. For more information, refer to

Modifying the Network Configuration on page 3-5.

DHCP or Manual TCP/IP Setup

Basic network settings can be derived from DHCP, or entered manually using

the phone’s LCD-based user interface, or downloaded from configuration

files.

The following table shows the manually entered networking parameters that

may be overridden by parameters obtained from a DHCP server, an alternate

DHCP server, or configuration file:

Polycom recommends using DHCP where possible to eliminate repetitive manual

data entry.

Parameter DHCP Option DHCP

Alternate

DHCP

Configuration File

(application only)

Local

FLASH

D priority when more than one source exists D

12 3 4

IP address 1•-- •

subnet mask 1•-- •

IP gateway 3•-- •

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