Configure The Layer 2 Switch - Mitel 3300 Technician's Handbook

Technician's Handbook

Configure the Layer 2 switch

The 3300 ICP requires a Layer 2 switch between its
Controller and the network.
1. Connect an Ethernet cable between the Layer 2
2. Program the Layer 2 switch with the appropriate
3. If you are not using the Controller's DHCP server,
Next: Go to "Installing Service Units" below.
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switch on your network and the leftmost available
Ethernet port on the 3300 Controller.
If you are installing a 100-user system, move the PC
Ethernet connection from the Controller to one of the
Layer 2 switch input ports, and connect the Layer 2
switch to the leftmost Ethernet port of the Controller.
Note: You can do the same for a 250- and a 700-user
system, if desired.
settings (see Appendix A on page 215 for examples).
Note: Typically, access ports are used to connect the
Layer 2 switch to the Controller, and trunk ports to connect
the Layer 2 switch to the IP Phones.
See your IT administrator for information on setting
up and programming a DHCP server. We
recommend that you only use the Controller's internal
DHCP server to provide a static IP address to the
E2T, and an external DHCP server for all other
equipment.
Note: See TSB #58004933 for information on
programming 3300 DHCP settings on a Windows 2000
DHCP server.
disable the Controller's DHCP server in the DHCP
Server form (System Administration section,
DHCP folder). OR