Chapter 5: Servers, VLAN, and IP
configuration
Server configuration
To install Avaya J100 Series IP Phones in your telephony environment, you must configure the
following servers:
• DHCP server: To dynamically assign IP addresses to the devices and provide the device
configuration parameters. The DHCP server also provides the device with the addresses of
the SIP controller and file server.
• HTTP or HTTPS file server: To download and save the software distribution package and the
settings file.
In a Device Enrollment Services environment, the DHCP server is used to assign IP addresses to
the devices. The device receives the file server address from Device Enrollment Services.
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File Server configuration
A file server is an HTTP or an HTTPS server that is required to download and save the software
distribution package and the
Settings
file.
On restarting, the phone checks for software updates and
Settings
files on the specified file
servers.
You can provide the file server addresses to phones through one of the following methods:
• DHCP
• LLDP
• Administration menu on the phone
• Settings file
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