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Configuring a vnm 250 series unit to, Operate with a dhcp server – Extron Electronics VN-Matrix 250 User Guide User Manual

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7.

Select option

9

to move to the controller section of the menu.

6. DHCPD/SLAAC server enable: none
9. Exit

Please select an option:

Figure 14.

Low Level Configuration Menu, Page 2

8.

Select option

6

and enter

dhcp

. This enables the DHCP server in the device.

9.

Once option

6

is set to

dhcp

, option

7

becomes visible. Select option

7

and enter the

range of addresses that the DHCP server will use when allocating addresses. This range
must include the address set for option 12 on the previous page.

6. DHCPD/SLAAC server enable: dhcp
7. DHCP IP range: 192.168.254.200 192.168.254.254
9. Exit

Please select an option:

Figure 15.

Controller Set as a DHCP Server

10.

Select option

9

to commit the settings and reboot the unit.

Configuring a VNM 250 Series Unit to Operate with a DHCP Server

1.

Login to the chosen unit using a serial cable and enter the user name of

config

with

the password of

config

.

2.

Select option

11

from the menu and enter the value

dhcp

.

3.

Press . Options

12

,

13

and

14

disappear from the menu. These values are

assigned when the unit contacts the DHCP server and acquires a valid IP address.

4.

Select option

8

(controller address). Enter either the IP address of the system controller

or set the IP address to “0.0.0.0”. Either method is acceptable.
If the address is set to “0.0.0.0” the DHCP server must either be a VNM 250 unit

or

a DHCP server that has the “Vendor Specific Option” correctly configured. This is
explained in the next section.

Control Network port
====================

Streaming Network port
======================

0. Speed/Duplex: auto_10_100_1000
1. IP Prov mode: static
2. address: 192.168.253.254
3. netmask: 255.255.255.0

6. mtu: 1500
7. VLAN ID: 0
8. controller ip: 0.0.0.0
9. Exit

10. Speed/Duplex: auto_10_100_1000
11. IP Prov mode: dhcp

16. mtu: 1500
17. VLAN ID: 0
18. Controller port: 5432

Please select an option: 9

1. Controller options:
2. Controller checksum:
3. Controller RTSP port: 554
4. Controller CLI port: 9998
5. Controller GUI style: extron
6. DHCPD/SLAAC server enable: none


9. Exit

Please select an option:

Figure 16.

Configuring a VNM 250 Series Unit to Operate with a DHCP Server

VNM 250 • Low Level Device Configuration

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