Verint Nextiva S2700e, User Manual

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B: DHCP Support and APIPA
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At startup, an edge device searches for a valid IP network configuration. The device
requires this configuration prior to starting its functions. The network configuration for
Nextiva devices consists of:
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An IP address
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A subnet mask
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A gateway
The device first looks in its local memory. If no configuration is found, it tries to contact a
DHCP server. If DHCP configuration fails—if the device does not find a server or if it cannot
get a configuration from it within one minute—the device assigns itself temporary network
parameters based on the APIPA addressing scheme. This scheme allows a device to find a
unique IP address until it receives a complete network configuration, either manually or
from a DHCP server.
A device in APIPA mode does not reside on the same subnet as the other devices on the IP
network; therefore, it may not be able to see or be visible by the other devices. Devices use
the following temporary APIPA configuration:
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IP address: 169.254.X.Y (where X and Y are based on the last two digits of the MAC
address of the device)
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Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
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Gateway: 169.254. *. *
A device is in APIPA mode:
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The first time it boots up
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After receiving a duplicate IP address
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After a hardware reset
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When the DHCP server does not have any available IP addresses
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After loading the default parameters
DHCP configuration is automatically disabled after a factory reset.