Chapter 3 - Configuring Network Use
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Configuring IP Calling

Configuring LAN Support

If your system is part of a LAN, use this section to configure the system to work

with the LAN.

To configure LAN support:

1. Go to System Info > Admin Setup > LAN/H.323 > LAN/Intranet > LAN &

Intranet.

2. Configure these settings:
Setting Description
Host Name Indicates the system’s DNS name.
The LAN Host Name:
•must begin with a letter and end with a letter or number
•may include up to 63 letters, numbers, and hyphens
•is not case sensitive.
Note: If you change the Host Name, the system restarts.
WINS Resolution Sends a request to the WINS server for WINS name resolution.
DHCP Specifies how the system obtains an IP address.
•Client — The system gets an IP address from the DHCP server
on the LAN. The DHCP server also supplies the DNS server
address, default gateway, subnet mask, and WINS server
address. If the DHCP server is not available, the system cannot
get an IP address.
• Off — The IP address will not be assigned automatically. You
must enter the IP address, DNS server address, default
gateway, subnet mask, and WINS server address manually.
• Server — The ViewStation FX or VS4000 system’s internal
DHCP server assigns up to 12 IP addresses to network devices.
Assigned IP addresses range from 1.1.1.2 to 1.1.1.14.
To use this option, you must enable it during a SoftUpdate. For
more information, see Keeping your Software Current on
page3-28.
Note: Do not use this setting if the ViewStation FX or VS4000 is
connected to a LAN with a DHCP server.
The setting will not take effect if the system is on a LAN with an
active DHCP server.
If the system has previously been configured as a DHCP server, it
reverts to being a DHCP client when it is connected to a LAN and
restarted.