Polycom ViewStation FX4000 User Manual page 249

Connecting the PC Directly to a ViewStation FX or a VS4000
not on the LAN
© Polycom, Inc. 2002
Complete the following steps to connect your PC to a ViewStation
FX or a VS4000 that is not on the LAN:
1. To connect your PC to the ViewStation FX or VS4000:
a. Insert one end of the provided blue RJ-45 cable into the blue
PC port on the back of the ViewStation FX or VS4000.
b. Insert the other end of the cable into the Ethernet port on
your computer.
2. Power on the ViewStation FX or VS4000.
3. To connect to your desktop or laptop computer, you need to set
your ViewStation FX or VS4000 as a DHCP server. This assumes
that the option Allow System to be a DHCP Server was
enabled during software upgrade of your ViewStation FX or
VS4000. Enable DHCP Server as follows:
a. Select System Info > Admin Setup > LAN/H.323 >
LAN/Intranet on the ViewStation FX or VS4000.
b. Press the up arrow on the remote control to go to the DHCP
field and set it to Server. The following message will
appear: "The system will now issue IP addresses to other
PCs on the LAN. Continue?"
Do not use this setting if your ViewStation is on a LAN with
other computers. If you do, the ViewStation will provide IP
addresses to the other computers even though the LAN already
has a DHCP server. Your IT personnel and system
administrators will have to repair any network problems this
causes.
c. Select Yes if you are absolutely certain you want to set your
system as a DHCP server.
d. Press Menu. The following message will appear: "Power
must be reset to save changes. Continue?" Select Yes.
Chapter 7 - Using the System with a PC
Caution
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