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Configuring a Shared IP Address Using BOOTP Server

This procedure explains how to configure a shared IP address using the BOOTP server.

Important! To enable SIP UA Redundancy, you must configure a shared IP address. The shared IP address is for redundancy only. All API messages should be sent directly to the active matrix card’s IP address - not to the shared IP address.

You can also use the DHCP server to configure a shared IP address. See Configuring a Shared IP Address Using DHCP Server.

This procedure uses Weird Solutions BOOTP Server NT running on Windows NT® but you can use any BOOTP server running on any platform.

1 Double-click BOOTP Server NT from the Control Panel to display the Weird Solutions BOOTP Server NT dialog box.

2 If you have already defined the Shared IP address vendor, you can proceed to Step 5; otherwise, select the Options tab.

3 Complete this information as follows:

a. Type Shared IP Address in the Name box.

b. Type 129 in the Tag box.

c. Select ipaddress in the Type box. Click Add.

4 Scroll down the list of names on the Options page to verify that your entry appears with the correct information.

5 Select the Clients tab. Select the hardware address of the active Matrix Controller card of the redundant pair in the Hardware Address box.
Click New and create the new hardware address if it is not listed.

6 If the IP Address for the Matrix Controller card is not already created, do the following:
If IP address is not listed in the Configured options window, select IP address from the Available options window and click the >> button to move it into the Configured options window.

7 Configure the Shared IP Address. Select the Shared IP Address in the Available options window and click the >> button to move it into the Configured options window.

8 Select the option to change in the Configured options list and click Edit to set or change the value of the IP address or Shared IP Address. Type the new value and click OK.

9 Repeat Steps 5-9 to configure the standby Matrix Controller card of the redundant pair.

Configuring Subnet Mask, Gateways, and the Bootfile

You can also configure the subnet mask, gateways, and the bootfile using steps 5-9.

Internet Protocol. Part of the TCP/IP family of protocols used to route messages and tracks the addresses of nodes.
Boot protocol for TCP/IP
Session-Initiation Protocol. A signaling protocol used for establishing sessions in an IP network. A session could be a simple, two-way telephone call, or it could be a collaborative multi-media conference session.
Dynamic Host Controlled Protocol
A 32-bit address, used in IP routing, which includes a Network address identifier assigned by a central authority and a Host ID (an end station identifier assigned by a LAN administrator).
The bits of an Internet Protocol (IP) address used for a subnetwork.