Determining Dhcp Server Configuration And Ip Address; Bcm50 And Bcm50B Main Units (No Integrated Router); If An External Dhcp Server Is Not Present - Nortel BCM50 3.0 Installation And Maintenance Manual

Chapter 4
Determining DHCP server configuration and
IP address
Each main unit has a
supplies Nortel IP Phones and client computers with IP addresses and connection information.
If the main unit has no integrated router, then you can configure the DHCP server using Element
Manager.
If the main unit has an integrated router, then you can activate either the DHCP server on the main
unit or the DHCP server on the integrated router. If you want to use the DHCP server on the main
unit, you must first disable the DHCP server on the integrated router.
For more information about configuring the DHCP server, see the procedure
server settings
The BCM50 system can have a main unit with or without an integrated router:
•

BCM50 and BCM50b main units (no integrated router)

• BCM50a, BCM50ba, BCM50e, and BCM50be main units (with integrated router)
BCM50 and BCM50b main units (no integrated router)
By default, the main unit is configured with a dynamic IP address, which means the IP
configuration is received from a DHCP server.
The BCM50 and BCM50b main units can have two DHCP server configurations:
•

If an external DHCP server is not present

• If an external DHCP server is present
If an external DHCP server is not present
If an external DHCP server is not present, then the main unit uses the following default IP
configuration:
IP address:
Subnet mask:
Gateway:
The DHCP server on the main unit supplies IP configuration information for all IP devices (PCs
and IP Phones). The DHCP server also supplies specific connection information to the IP Phones.
Chapter 4 Determining DHCP server configuration and IP address
dynamic host configuration protocol (
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192.168.1.2
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1
DHCP) server. This DHCP server
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To configure DHCP
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