Configuring Lan Properties - Polycom VSX 7000 Administrator's Manual

Configuring LAN Properties

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1. Go to System > Admin Settings > LAN Properties.
2. Configure these settings:
Setting Description
Connect to my LAN Specifies whether the system is part of the LAN.
Allow IP Calls Enables the system to make and receive IP calls.
Host Name Indicates the system's DNS name.
If you change the Host Name, the system restarts.
IP Address Specifies how the system obtains an IP address.
Choose Obtain IP Address Automatically if the system gets an
IP address from the DHCP server on the LAN.
Choose Enter IP Address Manually if the IP address will not be
assigned automatically.
Your IP Address is If the system obtains its IP address automatically, this area
displays the IP address currently assigned to the system.
or
If you selected Enter IP Address Manually, enter the IP address
Use the Following
here.
IP Address
DNS Servers Displays the DNS servers currently assigned to the system.
If the system does not automatically obtain a DNS server address,
enter up to four DNS servers here.
Default Gateway Displays the gateway currently assigned to the system.
If the system does not automatically obtain a gateway IP address,
enter one here.
Subnet Mask Displays the subnet mask currently assigned to the system.
If the system does not automatically obtain a subnet mask, enter
one here.
WINS Server Displays the WINS server currently assigned to the system.
If the system does not automatically obtain a WINS server IP
address, enter one here.
WINS Resolution Sends a request to the WINS server for WINS name resolution.
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