Extron Electronics VN-Matrix 250 User Guide - Manual (Page 37)

Configuring a Windows 2008 R2.
The windows DHCP server can be configured so that, when a VNM 250 device contacts the
server for an IP address, the server can include the IP address of the system controller and
the controller port number as part of the DHCP configuration.
The figure below shows a Windows Server 2008 R2 installation. Other operating systems
may vary.
Scope Options ?
General Advanced
OK Cancel Apply Apply
Data entry
String value:
controller-ip=192.168.254.254;controller-port=5432
Available Options Description
046 WINS/NBT Node Type
045 NetBIOS over TCP/IP NBDD
044 WINS/NBNS Servers
0x1 = B-nod
NetBIOS ov
NBNS Addre
043 Vendor Specific Info Embedded w
Figure 18. Scope Options Window
1. Open the Server Manager.
2. Highlight the scope options and right click. Select Configure Options from the
pop‑up.
3. In the General tab, navigate to option 043 Vendor Specific Info and select the
check box.
4. In the Data Entry text box, enter:
controller-ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx;controller-port=xxxx;
where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the controller and “ xxxx ” is the port
number used by the VNM 250 system for controller communication. By default, this
value is
5432 .
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