Chapter 5: Server Administration; Software Checklist; Dhcp And File Servers - Avaya 1600 Series Administrator's Manual

Chapter 5: Server Administration

Software Checklist

Ensure that you own licenses to use the DHCP, HTTP, and HTTPS server software.
Note:
You can install the DHCP and HTTP server software on the same machine.
Note:
!
CAUTION:
The firmware in the 1600 Series IP Deskphones reserves IP addresses of the form
CAUTION:
192.168.0.24 and 192.168.1.x for internal communications. The deskphone(s)
improperly use addresses you specify if they are of that form.

DHCP and File Servers

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) minimizes maintenance for a 1600 Series IP Deskphone
network by removing the need to individually assign and maintain IP addresses and other parameters
for each IP deskphone on the network.
The DHCP server provides the following information to the 1600 Series IP Deskphones:
IP address of the 1600 Series IP Deskphone(s)
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IP address of the Gatekeeper board on the Avaya Media Server
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IP address of the HTTP or HTTPS server
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The subnet mask
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IP address of the router
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DNS Server IP address
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Administer the LAN so each IP deskphone can access a DHCP server that contains the IP addresses
and subnet mask.
The IP deskphone cannot function without an IP address. The failure of a DHCP server at boot time
leaves all the affected deskphones unusable. A user can manually assign an IP address to an IP
deskphone. When the DHCP server finally returns, the deskphone never looks for a DHCP server
unless the static IP data is unassigned manually. In addition, manual entry of IP data is an error-prone
process.
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