Nortel Networks TP-1610 SIP user manual Setting Client Parameters

Mediant 2000 SIP User’s Manual B. The BootP/TFTP Configuration Utility

B.11.5 Setting Client Parameters

Client parameters are listed on the right side of the Client Configuration Window.

•Client MAC: The Client MAC is used by BootP to identify the VoIP gateway. The MAC address for the VoIP gateway is printed on a label located on the VoIP gateway hardware. Enter the Ethernet MAC address for the VoIP gateway in this field. Click the box to the right of this field to enable this particular client in the BootP tool (if the client is disabled, no replies are sent to BootP requests).

Note: When the MAC address of an existing client is edited, a new client is added, with the same parameters as the previous client.

•Client Name: Enter a descriptive name for this client so that it is easier to remember which VoIP gateway the record refers to. For example, this name could refer to the location of the gateway.

•Template: Click the pull down arrow if you wish to use one of the templates that you configured. This applies the parameters from that template to the remaining fields. Parameter values that are applied by the template are indicated by a check mark in the box to the right of that parameter. Uncheck this box if you want to enter a different value. If templates are not used, the box to the right of the parameters is colored gray and is not selectable.

•IP: Enter the IP address you want to apply to the VoIP gateway. Use the normal dotted decimal format.

•Subnet: Enter the subnet mask you want to apply to the VoIP gateway. Use the normal dotted decimal format. Ensure that the subnet mask is correct. If the address is incorrect, the VoIP gateway may not function until the entry is corrected and a BootP reset is applied.

•Gateway: Enter the IP address for the data network gateway used on this subnet that you want to apply to the VoIP gateway. The data network gateway is a device, such as a router, that is used in the data network to interface this subnet to the rest of the enterprise network.

•TFTP Server IP: This field contains the IP address of the TFTP utility that is used for file transfer of software and initialization files to the gateway. When creating a new client, this field is populated with the IP address used by the BootP Tool. If a different TFTP utility is to be used, change the IP address in this field to the IP address used by the other utility.

•Boot File: This field specifies the file name for the software (cmp) file that is loaded by the TFTP utility to the VoIP gateway after the VoIP gateway receives the BootReply message. The actual software file is located in the TFTP utility directory that is specified in the BootP Preferences window. The software file can be followed by command line switches. For information on available command line switches, refer to Section B.11.6 on page 198.

Note 1: Once the software file loads into the gateway, the gateway begins functioning from that software. In order to save this software to non-volatile memory, (only the cmp file, i.e., the compressed firmware file, can be burned to your device's flash memory), the -fb flag must be added to the end of the file name. If the file is not saved, the gateway reverts to the old version of software after the next reset.

Note 2: The Boot file field can contain up to two file names: cmp file name to be used for load of application image and ini file name to be used for gateway provisioning. Either one, two or no file names can appear in the Boot file field. To use both file names use the ";" separator (without blank spaces) between the xxx.cmp and the yyy.ini files (e.g., ram.cmp;SIPgw.ini).

•ini File: This field specifies the configuration ini file that the gateway uses to program its various settings. Enter the name of the file that is loaded by the TFTP utility to the VoIP gateway after it receives the BootReply message. The actual ini file is located in the TFTP utility directory that is specified in the BootP Preferences window.

Version 4.4 197 July 2005