Valcom VIP-102B IP Solutions Setup Tool Reference Manual Ver 6.3.0.0 Page 11
Connecting Valcom IP Devices to the Network
All Valcom IP devices require an Ethernet network connection and power supply. If using Power over Ethernet
(PoE), the devices will power up when connected to the network switch. If using an external power supply (VIP-
324) connect the network cable to the device, and then connect the power supply. Note that Valcom IP Speakers
and Clocks are PoE only, and do not have external power supply connections. If a PoE switch is not available, a
midspan power injector may be used to power the devices.
Before attempting to configure the Valcom devices, please ensure the network is configured to support IP paging.
The network should support broadcast and multicast traffic within local subnets and multicast traffic among all
subnets where Valcom IP devices are connected. If the network cannot be configured to support these protocols,
some features of the IP paging solution may not be available. Please contact Valcom Technical Support for
details.
After the endpoint devices are connected to an appropriately configured network, programming is accomplished
through the use of the VIP-102B IP Solutions Setup Tool. This software tool should be installed on a Microsoft
Windows
®
based computer connected to the same network as the Valcom IP devices.
The Valcom IP devices have a factory-default IP address of 192.168.6.200 for 2
nd
generation devices and
192.168.6.203 for 3
rd
generation devices. Because the default IP address can be the same for all devices, the
devices will conflict with each other when first installed. The VIP-102B IP Solutions Tool provides a mechanism to
set the IP address via broadcast and/or multicast. After each device has been assigned an IP address, the IP
Solutions Tool will be able to retrieve device-specific information and the remaining configuration tasks can be
completed.
Note:
Computers that are protected with a firewall, or have additional network interfaces (wireless adapters),
may cause devices not to appear in the VIP-102B IP Solutions Setup Tool after a scan. Please disable these in
order to successfully scan devices. Also computers that are connected to the PC port of your IP phone may
cause devices not to be scanned. In this case you need to connect the computer directly to a network jack.
