Nortel Networks NN43119-101 manual Server, Using Dhcp

IP Softphone 2050 Settings

Server

Use the Server dialog box to configure the connection between the

IP Softphone 2050 and your communications server and, if applicable, the GXAS server. You can either use the default method (DHCP) or manually specify an IP address.

To open the Server dialog box, select Server from the list in the left pane of the Settings window.

The following sections describe the Server settings:

•“Reset button” on page 82

•“Using IP addresses and DNS names” on page 83

•“Restoring defaults” on page 83

•“Resetting the connection” on page 84

Reset button

When you select the Reset button in the following procedures, the phone resets immediately without any warning.

However, if you make a change to the settings and select Apply or OK, the phone indicates that a reset needs to take place. A warning message appears—"IP softphone 2050 must reset for the configuration changes to be complete. Select Yes to reset now or select No if you plan on resetting later". You can select Yes to reset now, or No, to defer it until later.

Using DHCP

With Automatic (DHCP) enabled, the IP Softphone 2050 reads server addresses from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.

Note: To use DHCP, your Local Area Network (LAN) must include a DCHP server. Contact your System Administrator to configure the server with the correct IP address values.

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