Connecting The Manager Pc - Avaya IP Office Installation Manual

6.4 Connecting the Manager PC

At this stage we will directly connect the Manager PC to the new IP Office control unit. For this the PC will need to be set
to a fixed IP address in the same subnet range as the IP Office control unit's default address
(192.168.42.1/255.255.255.255).
Objective - Physically connecting the Manager PC and the IP Office without needing to adjust or configure any
intervening equipment.
Parts and Equipment Required
Manager PC.
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LAN Cable.
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IP Office Small Office Edition, IP406 V2 and IP500 control units:
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A standard RJ45-RJ45 LAN cable can be used.
IP412 Control Unit:
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A RJ45-RJ45 cross-over LAN cable is required.
Procedure: Direct Connection to a Defaulted IP Office Control Unit
1. Check that the TCP/IP properties for the Manager PC's Local Area Network connection are set as follow:
• Fixed IP address: 192.168.42.203
• Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
• Default gateway: 192.168.42.1.
2. Connect the LAN cable from the PC's LAN port the LAN 1 port on the IP Office control unit.
3. Check that the orange LED lamp on the IP Office LAN port is on. The green LED may also be flickering as it
indicates traffic across the LAN connection.
4. Select Start | Run and enter cmd.
5. In the command window that appears enter ping 192.168.42.1. The results should show a number of ping replies
from the IP Office. This confirms basic communication between the Manager PC and the IP Office.
6. If there are no ping replies enter ipconfig. The results should list the IP address settings of the Manager PC as
required above and with no mention of DHCP being used. Enter exit.
7. Check the cable connection.
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