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Chapter 3:
Setting Up Your Device
Network
The Spectralink 84-Series Wireless Handsets operate on a Wi-Fi LAN (WLAN). Local area
network design varies by organization and Spectralink handsets can be configured to
accommodate a number of network designs. This chapter shows you several automated and
manual ways to configure Spectralink handsets to operate in a LAN.
See the
Spectralink 84-Series Deployment Guide
for detailed information about how the
handset authenticates and associates with the WLAN.
Once the provisioning server discovery is complete the handset will initiate the provisioning
process described in
Chapter 4: Setting Up the Provisioning Server
Wireless Device Settings
You must configure wireless devices before they can establish a connection to a wireless
network. You can configure wireless devices manually, but it is more common to configure them
prior to deployment using the USB interface (USBNet) to the device (and the device.set
parameters in the configuration file). See the
Spectralink 84-Series Wireless Telephone
Deployment Guide
for full information about using the USB interface and basic wireless settings.
More advanced wireless settings that may need to be set up to connect your device to the
Wireless LAN (WLAN) are located in the
IP Communication Settings
When the handset has established network connectivity it needs to acquire several IP network
settings to proceed with provisioning. These settings are typically obtained automatically from a
DHCP server.
Tip: Novice administrator?
Read this section if you are new to this process or have never set up a provisioning
server before.
You have the option to set the IP communication settings manually from the handset UI, or to
pre-provision using a
device.set
capability.
When making the DHCP request the handset will include information in Option 60 that can
assist the DHCP server in delivering the appropriate settings to the device.
