Server Menu - Polycom SoundPoint IP 600 SIP Administrator's Manual

Administrator Guide - SoundPoint
Name
Boot Server
Boot Server Option
Boot Server Option
Type

2.2.1.2.3 Server Menu

Name
Server Type
Server Address
FTP User
8
®
IP
Possible
Values
Option 66
Custom
Static
Custom+Opt.66
128 through 254
IP Address,
String
Possible Values
FTP, Trivial FTP
dotted-decimal IP address
OR
domain name string
any string
b
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Description
Option 66: The telephone will look for option number
66 (string type) in the response received from the
DHCP server. The DHCP server must be configured to
send the boot server address in option 66.
Custom: The telephone will look for the option num-
ber specified by the "Boot Server Option" parameter
(below), and the type specified by the "Boot Server
Option Type" parameter (below) in the response
received from the DHCP server.
Static: The telephone will use the boot server config-
ured via the Server Menu. For more information, see
2.2.1.2.3 Server Menu on page 8.
Custom+Opt.66: The telephone will first use the cus-
tom option if present or use Option 66 if the custom
option is not present.
When the boot server parameter is set to Custom, this
parameter specifies the DHCP option number in which
the telephone will look for its boot server.
When the Boot Server parameter is set to Custom, this
parameter specifies the type of the DHCP option in
which the telephone will look for its boot server.
Description
When set to FTP, the telephone will use the File
a
Transfer Protocol (FTP) to obtain configuration
and telephone application files from the boot
server.
When set to Trivial FTP, the telephone will use
the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) to
obtain configuration and telephone application
files from the boot server.
The boot server to use if the DHCP client is dis-
abled, or the DHCP server does not send a boot
server option, or the Boot Server parameter is set
to Static.
When the Server Type parameter is set to FTP,
this is the user name used when the telephone
logs into the FTP server.
Installation and Operation