Using a temporary DHCP server to set Static IP Addresses (Zenitel Connect Pro)
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Introduction
Zenitel devices are by default configured to DHCP. In a system without DHCP server, each device gets an IP-address in the 169.254.x.y range. It is impractical to scan this entire range, as it might take a long time to discover all devices.
A way around this is to configure a temporary DHCP which provides a limited range of IP-addresses. This range can then be scanned to discover the devices and add them to Zenitel Connect Pro. Once added they will be reconfigured with a static IP-address and the DHCP server can be removed from the network.
The procedure will be explained by using an example configuration. The aim is to configure a number of devices with static IP-addresses in the range 10.9.8.101 - 10.9.8.149.
See Adding Devices with Static IP Address (Zenitel Connect Pro)
Configuration of the temporary DHCP server
A possible DHCP server to use is TFTPD64, which can be downloaded from https://bitbucket.org/phjounin/tftpd64/downloads/. Select the appropriate version for your system and install the software. The installation file used for this article is Tftpd64-4.64-setup.exe.
Start the application and configure:
- select the TAB DHCP server
- in the field Server interfaces, select the appropriate network interface
- click Settings and select the TAB DHCP
- Set the IP pool start address. For this example the starting address is 10.9.8.101
- Set the Size of pool. For this example the pool is 49 addresses
Prepare the Zenitel Connect Pro to use Static IP addresses for devices
In Zenitel Connect Pro one have to specify that devices should use Static IP addresses.
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The setting below should be done before adding any devices to the system. |
In the Zenitel Connect Pro web interface select Devices and Connections > Configuration and click on the 
icon. Here you specify which subnet(s) to scan for Zenitel Devices. If the devices are to use static IP address make sure to:
- Check the Static IP flag
- Enter a Subnet mask. Devices will be provisioned with this subnet mask.
- Enter a Gateway. Devices will be provisioned with this gateweay.
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| Use static IP for devices in this subnet |
Adding devices with Static IP Address
- Connect the devices to the network. They will receive an IP-address in the range 10.9.8.101 - 10.9.8.149.
- In the Zenitel Connect Pro web interface go to Devices and Connections > Configuration and click Start Scan
. The devices will now be discovered and shown in the device list. - Select Click to Assign and give the device a Number and a Name.
- The device will now enroll and become operational with static IP Address.
Once all devices have been set to a static IP-address, the DHCP server can be removed from the network.