Polycom DOC2232A - Manual (Page 35)

Chapter 3 - Initial System Setup
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2. Define the following parameters:
Table 3-1: IP Configuration Parameters
Field Description
IP Service
Name Enter a name using up to 20 characters, or use the
default name (IP Default Service).
Obtain IP
Address
Automatically
(DHCP) Select this check box to use a DHCP server for
automatic assignment and tracking of IP addresses to
the conference devices.
Do not select this check box if you need to establish a
static IP address, for example, when working with a
firewall and you need to translate an internal IP address,
that must be static, with an external one.
LAN 1A
Spans
Configuration Select this check box to indicate that a LAN span is
connected to the IP card in the MCU and to define the
properties of this card.
LAN 1 IP
Address Enter the IP address of the IP card installed in the MCU.
When the DHCP server is used, the IP address of the
card appears as 0.0.0.0.
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 of the default router in this box. If a DHCP is
used, the IP address of the default router is
automatically retrieved from the DHCP server and
cannot be modified.
DNS DNS — Select this check box to indicate that a DNS
server is used in the network and then select:
• Specify — to enter the IP address of the DNS
server.
• Auto — to automatically detect the primary DNS IP
address, provided the DNS Server is defined in the
DHCP and if the DHCP -obtain IP Address
Automatically check box was selected.