Chapter 3 - Configuring Network Use

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 ad dress 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

 

 

page 3-28.

 

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.

 

 

 

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