Chapter 3 - Initial System Configuration

Table 3-7: Settings Options

Field

Description

Network

DHCP-Obtain IP

Select this check box to use a DHCP server for

Address

automatic assignment and tracking of IP addresses

Automatically

to the conferencing devices. When the DHCP server

 

is used, the IP address of the card appears as

 

0.0.0.0.

 

You may prefer not to select this check box if you

 

need to:

 

Establish a static IP address.

 

When dialing in directly to the card, using the

 

card’s IP address.

 

 

Subnet Mask

Enter the subnet mask of the MCU’s IP card. If the

 

DHCP is used, the subnet mask is automatically

 

retrieved from the DHCP server and cannot be

 

modified. The detected number appears in the

 

card’s Properties-Settings-IP Network Parameters

 

box.

 

 

Default Router

Enter the IP address of the default router. If the

 

DHCP is used, the IP address is automatically

 

retrieved from the DHCP server and cannot be

 

modified.

 

 

Static Routes

 

 

 

Routes Table

Displays the list of static routes currently defined in

 

the system. Up to five routes can be defined in

 

addition to the Default router. The order in which the

 

routers appear in this list determines the order in

 

which the system will look for the endpoints on the

 

various networks, if not found on the local LAN.

 

To add a router to the Static Routes table, click the

 

plus (+) button. For more details see “Defining Static

 

Routes” on page 3-26. To delete a router from the

 

Static Routes table select the router to remove, and

 

then click the minus (-) button.

 

You can define one router with different destinations.

 

 

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Polycom DOC2230A manual Field Description Network, Static Routes