Setting Up The Customer Network And Central Site - Cisco IE-3000-8TC Administration Manual

Setting Up the Customer Network and Central Site

• Phones
• Licenses
Step 4 After you obtain the phones, enter the MAC addresses that exist on the back of phones in the Cisco-provided
.xls data configuration file. (The MAC address may also display on the back of the box that the phone ships
in.)
Tip
Step 5 After entering the required information in the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file, save the configuration
file to a USB flash drive.
In addition, save the license files to the USB flash drive. For more information on the Cisco-provided .xls
data configuration file, see the
Setting Up the Customer Network and Central Site
Value Added Resellers (VAR) can use the following procedure to prepare the customer network. Step 1
through Step 5 can be performed during the optional customer visit before the server and phones are connected
to the network.
Procedure
Step 1 If Cisco Business Edition 3000 is going to work with DHCP, configure the Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) server.
If you use DHCP, which is recommended for the ease in deploying phones, reserve the IP address for the
Cisco Business Edition 3000 server and gateway so that the IP addresses are not give to other network devices.
For more information on DHCP, see the
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Step 2 If Cisco Business Edition 3000 is going to work with DNS, configure the Domain Name System (DNS) server.
For more information on DNS, see the
Note
Step 3 Ensure that the PSTN connection is available for the customer and is located in the same location as the Cisco
Business Edition 3000 system.
Step 4
If the customer is using the Cisco VG224 Voice Analog Gateway, ensure there is enough power, space, and
cooling for all the hardware.
Step 5 Ensure that phone cables are routed for the Cisco VG224 Voice Analog Gateway ports and that Ethernet
cables are routed for IP phones to proper locations.
Step 6 Set up the following hardware at the customer site:
a) Insert the gateway and server into the rack.
b) Connect the power for both the gateway and server into the power supply.
c) The server uses one Ethernet cable that gets connected to the switch. Plug the Ethernet cable into the first
network port on the server. Then, plug that same Ethernet cable into the switch.
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You enter the MAC Address in the Name cell under the Phone
tab.
Working with the Cisco-Provided .xls Data Configuration File, on page
Cisco recommends that you do not configure Cisco Business Edition 3000 to use
DNS.
Best Practices for Using DHCP for Acquiring IP Addresses, on page
DNS and Hostname Resolution, on page
75.
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