AudioCodes Mediant 500 MSBR, User Manual

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Version 7.2 807 Mediant 500 MSBR
User's Manual 51. Automatic Provisioning
51 Automatic Provisioning
This chapter describes the device's automatic provisioning mechanisms.
51.1 Automatic Configuration Methods
The device supports the following automatic provisioning methods:
Table 51-1: Automatic Provisioning Methods
BootP / TFTP DHCP Automatic Update Methods SNMP
(EMS)
67 66 HTTP/S TFTP FTP NFS
No No No Yes Yes Yes No Only VoIP
Configuratio
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51.1.1 DHCP-based Provisioning
A third-party DHCP server can be configured to automatically provide each device, acting
as a DHCP client, with a temporary IP address so that individual MAC addresses are not
required. The DHCP server can provide additional networking parameters such as subnet
mask, default gateway, primary and secondary DNS server, and two SIP server addresses.
These network parameters have a time limit, after which the device must 'renew' its lease
from the DHCP server.
The device can use a host name in the DHCP request. The host name is set to acl_nnnnn,
where
nnnnn denotes the device's serial number. The serial number is the last six digits of
the MAC address converted to decimal representation. In networks that support this feature
and if the DHCP server registers this host name to a DNS server, you can access the
device (through a Web browser) using the URL, http://acl_<serial number> (instead of
using the device's IP address). For example, if the device's MAC address is 00908f010280,
the DNS name is acl_66176.
Note:
•
When using DHCP to acquire an IP addressVLANs and other advanced
configuration options are disabled.
•
For additional DHCP parameters, see DHCP Parameters on page 1007.
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To enable the device as a DHCP client:
1. Open the Network Settings page ( Setup menu > IP Network tab > Advanced folder >
Network Settings ).
2. From the 'Enable DHCP" drop-down list, select Enable .
Figure 51-1: Enabling DHCP Client Functionality
3. Click Apply .