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To assign an IP address using BootP, follow these steps:
Open the BootP application (supplied with 3Coms' software package).
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Click on the Edit Clients icon;
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the 'Client Configuration' screen is displayed.
Click on the Add New Client icon;
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a client with blank parameters is displayed (Figure 15).
In the 'Client MAC' field, enter the MAC address of the gateway. The MAC address is
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printed on a label located on the base of the VCX V7111.
Verify that the box to the right of the 'Client MAC' field is checked. This enables the
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particular client in the BootP tool (if the client is disabled, no replies are sent to BootP
requests).
In the 'Client Name' field, enter a descriptive name for this client so that it is easier to
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remember which gateway the record refers to. For example, this name could see the
location of the gateway.
In the 'IP' field, enter the IP address you want to apply to the gateway. Use the normal
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dotted decimal format.
In the 'Subnet' field, enter the subnet mask you want to apply to the gateway. Use the
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normal dotted decimal format. Ensure that the subnet mask is correct. If the address is
incorrect, the gateway may not function until the entry is corrected and a BootP reset is
applied.
In the 'Gateway' field, enter the IP address for the default gateway. If you do not know
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the IP address for the default gateway, contact your network administrator.
10 Click Apply to save this entry to the list of clients.
11 Click OK; the 'Client Configuration' screen is closed.
12 Reset the VCX V7111 physically causing it to use BootP; the device changes its network
parameters to the values provided by the BootP.
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