Snom 100, User Manual

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Setting the Network Identity
The phone needs to have a network identity to be able
to communicate. These values are the IP address and
the network mask. A few other base settings are
needed aswell to make the configuration of the phone
over the network, easy and comfortable. There are
basically two methods to set up the basic settings:
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DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).
With this protocol a server provides the set-
tings and local settings of the phone are over-
ridden.
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Phone Configuration. Here the settings are en-
tered via the dial pad and stored in the flash.
Installing DHCP
DHCP is an option to manage networks centrally. Es-
pecially for larger number of phones this represents
an elegant method to administer them. Manual instal-
lations should only be used in smaller networks.
Windows 2000
Ensure that you have installed DHCP on the server.
You can verify this by going to Start, Configuration,
System Settings, Administration, Server Configura-
tion, Network, DHCP and follow the instructions of the
wizard. Invoke the DHCP manager.