Getting started with the 8378 DECT IP-xBS solution
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8 How to configure the solution
8.1 Limited constraints on IP network
Excepted typical constraints linked to VoIP deployments there are:
No need of any external server, the ALE call servers are managing the whole solution.
No need of multicast aware router, unicast is used between base stations themselves and
between base station and call server.
No need to use external DHCP and TFTP server when the CS embedded DHCP and TFTP
servers are used.
No subnet aggregation constraints as Head Quarter versus Branch Office differentiation is
not based on subnet addresses. There is no need to reconfigure any existing IP subnet
addresses to match 8378 DECT IP-xBS rules.
8.2 Dynamic or Static IP parameters
It is possible to use the CS embedded DHCP server. There is no configuration to do on
theses servers.
It is possible to use external DHCP server. The external DHCP server can be configured
with the IP-xBS vendor class id set to
alcatel.ipxbs.0
and TFTP
server’s IP address set in
the DHCP
next-server
field.
By default, xBS initializes dynamically and retrieves IP information automatically.
You can use static IP parameters each time there is no possibility to have a DHCP server
locally for example in a branch office.
If you want to configure the static IP parameters:
•
Either you can connect a PC directly to the xBS using a straight or a crossed
ethernet cable and press on the xBS reset button for 6 to 10s, you will be able to
connect to the base with a browser on the PC using the address 192.168.0.2 and the
default login credentials
(don’t forget to connect the xBS to the PC via a PoE power
injector and to configure the PC LAN card IP parameters in static in the same
subnetwork 192.168.0.1 mask 255.255.255.0 for example).
•
Or if the xBS has already got an IP address through DHCP and using the site survey
mode of a handset (accessible through *service* in the handset menu), you can
retrieve the RPN of the xBS you are close to. In the Call Server device management,
you can find the IP address and MAC address corresponding to this RPN. The xBS
need to be connected to a CS to be able to retrieve its IP address. If not connected to
a CS, the IP address could be retrieved in the log of the DHCP server if you know the
MAC address of the xBS which is written on its label.
