Avaya 4600 IP Phone User Manual


 
DHCP
Issue 4 August 2006 67
Creating a DHCP Scope for the IP Telephones
Use the following procedure to create a DHCP scope for the IP telephones.
1. Select Start-->Programs-->Admin Tools-->DHCP Manager.
2. Expand Local Machine in the DHCP Servers window by double clicking it until the + sign
changes to a - sign.
3. Select Scope-->Create.
4. Define the range of IP addresses used by the IP telephones listed in Table 3:
Required
Network Information Before Installation - Per DHCP Server.
The Start Address is the first IP address to be used for the IP telephones.
The End Address is the last IP address to be used for the IP telephones.
Set the Subnet Mask to the value recorded in Table 3:
Required Network Information
Before Installation - Per DHCP Server.
To exclude any IP addresses you do not want assigned to IP telephones within the Start
and End Addresses range:
a. In the Exclusion Range Start Address field, enter the first IP Address in the range that
you want to exclude.
b. In the Exclusion Range End Address field, enter the last IP Address in the range that
you want to exclude.
c. Click the Add button.
d. Repeat steps a. through c. for each IP address range to be excluded.
Example:
Suppose the range of IP addresses available for your IP telephone network are:
135.254.76.7 to 135.254.76.80
135.254.76.90 to 135.254.76.200
135.254.76.225 to 135.254.76.230
Your start address and end address are 135.254.76.7 and 135.254.76.230
respectively.
Exclude the ranges 135.254.76.81 to 135.254.76.89 and 135.254.76.201 to
135.254.76.224.
Note:
Note: We recommend that you provision the 4600 Series IP Telephones with
sequential IP addresses.
We recommend not mixing 4600 Series IP Telephones and PCs in the
same scope.