Administrator Guide - SoundPoint
®
IP / SoundStation
®
IP
Installation and Operation
Copyright © 2005 Polycom, Inc.
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Boot Server
Option 66
Custom
Static
Opt.66
Option 66: The phone will look for option number 66
(string type) in the response received from the DHCP
server. The DHCP server should send address infor-
mation in option 66 which matches one of the formats
described for Server Address in 2.2.1.3.3 Server Menu
on page 10. If the DHCP server sends nothing then the
boot server address from flash will be used.
Custom: The phone will look for the option number
specified by the “Boot Server Option” parameter
(below), and the type specified by the “Boot Server
Option Type” parameter (below) in the response
received from the DHCP server.
Static: The phone will use the boot server configured
via the Server Menu. For more information, see
2.2.1.3.3 Server Menu on page 10.
Opt.66: The phone will first use the custom
option if present or use Option 66 if the custom option
is not present.
Boot Server Option
128 through 254
(Cannot be the
same as VLAN
ID Option)
When the boot server parameter is set to Custom, this
parameter specifies the DHCP option number in which
the phone will look for its boot server.
Boot Server Option
Type
IP Address
String
When the Boot Server parameter is set to Custom, this
parameter specifies the type of the DHCP option in
which the phone will look for its boot server. The IP
Address must specify the boot server. The String must
match one of the formats described for Server Address
in 2.2.1.3.3 Server Menu on page 10
VLAN Discovery
Disabled
No VLAN discovery via DHCP.
Fixed
Use predefined DHCP private option values of 128,
144, 157 and 191. If this is used, the VLAN ID Option
field will be ignored.
Custom
Use the number specified in the VLAN ID Option field
as the DHCP private option value.
VLAN ID Option
128 through 254
(Cannot be the
same as Boot
Server Option)
The DHCP private option value (when VLAN Discov-
ery is set to Custom). Default is 129.
Name
Possible
Values
Description