Polycom SIP 3.1 manual Setting Up the Network, DHCP or Manual TCP/IP Setup

Administrator’s Guide SoundPoint IP / SoundStation IP

Setting Up the Network

Regardless of whether or not you will be installing a centrally provisioned system, you must perform basic TCP/IP network setup, such as IP address and subnet mask configuration, to get your organization’s phones up and running.

The bootROM application uses the network to query the boot server for upgrades, which is an optional process that will happen automatically when properly deployed. For more information on the basic network settings, refer to DHCP or Manual TCP/IP Setup on page 3-2.

The bootROM on the phone performs the provisioning functions of downloading the bootROM, the <Ethernet address>.cfg file, and the SIP application, and uploading log files. For more information, refer to Supported Provisioning Protocols on page 3-4.

Basic network settings can be changed during bootROM download using the bootROM’s setup menu. A similar menu system is present in the application for changing the same network parameters. For more information, refer to Modifying the Network Configuration on page 3-5.

DHCP or Manual TCP/IP Setup

Basic network settings can be derived from DHCP, or entered manually using the phone’s LCD-based user interface, or downloaded from configuration files.

Polycom recommends using DHCP where possible to eliminate repetitive manual data entry.

The following table shows the manually entered networking parameters that may be overridden by parameters obtained from a DHCP server, an alternate DHCP server, or configuration file:

Parameter	DHCP Option	DHCP	Alternate	Configuration File	Local
			DHCP	(application only)	FLASH
		D priority when more than one source exists D
		1	2	3	4
IP address	1	•	-	-	•
subnet mask	1	•	-	-	•
IP gateway	3	•	-	-	•

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