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- | **proVconnect** Agent can use DHCP as a mean of obtaining parameters that will be automatically applied. You can choose if this mehtod is enabled or not by toggling the checkbox in the Agent Configuration page as show below. The default state is enabled. | + | **Xcalibur W** Agent can use DHCP to obtain some operating parameters automatically. This is enabled/disabled by toggling the checkbox on the //Agent Configuration// page as show below. The default state is **Enabled**. |
- | There are three different data that can be provisionned by the DHCP server: | + | There are three different data sets that can be provisioned by the DHCP server: |
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|**Description**|**Option Number**| | |**Description**|**Option Number**| | ||
- | |FTP Server settings for the Agent Update|Scope Option 170| | + | |FTP Server Settings for Agent Update|Scope Option 170| |
- | |Agent TAGs|Scope Option 171| | + | |Agent Tags|Scope Option 171| |
- | |proVconnect Manager Address| Scope Option 172| | + | |Xcalibur W Server Address|Scope Option 172| |
- | Depending of you DHCP server type, you will need to use instructions in the following sections | + | Configure DHCP Scope using the instructions below (based on DHCP server type): |
- | ===== DHCP Options settings for Windows ===== | + | ===== DHCP Options Settings for Windows ===== |
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- | + | ==== DHCP Settings - Add Options ==== | |
- | ==== DHCP settings - Add options ==== | + | |
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- | The setting for the DHCP scope options follows a well defined logic. | + | The setting for the DHCP scope options follows well-defined logic. The following example illustrates the configuration of DHCP on Windows Server 2003. |
- | The following example illustrates the configuration of DHCP on a windows server 2003. | + | Right-click on the server node, and then click **Set Predefined Options...**. |
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- | Make a right click on the server node, and then "Set Predefined Options..." | + | |
{{dhcp:1.png}} | {{dhcp:1.png}} | ||
- | Click on "Add..." then fill in the fields as below, and then "OK" | + | Click **Add...** and then fill in the fields as shown below: |
{{dhcp:2.png}} | {{dhcp:2.png}} | ||
- | Redo the previous sequence for the WP Tag and the Manager Address | + | Click **OK**. |
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+ | Repeat these steps to configure the WP Tag and the Manager Address. | ||
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- | Select the 170 option in the drop-down list and fill in the fields as below | + | Select the 170 option in the drop-down list and fill in the fields as shown below: |
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|**Parameters**|**Description**| | |**Parameters**|**Description**| | ||
|@WP:| Start of tag | | |@WP:| Start of tag | | ||
- | |IpServer| Ip address of the FTP server | | + | |IpServer| IP address of the FTP server | |
|;| Mandatory parameter separator| | |;| Mandatory parameter separator| | ||
|Port| Port number of the FTP server| | |Port| Port number of the FTP server| | ||
|;| Mandatory parameter separator| | |;| Mandatory parameter separator| | ||
- | |Login| Login used for the connection to the FTP server| | + | |Login| Login used for connection to the FTP server| |
- | |;|mandatory parameter separator| | + | |;|Mandatory parameter separator| |
- | |Password|Password used for the connection to the FTP server| | + | |Password|Password used for connection to the FTP server| |
|;|Mandatory parameter separator| | |;|Mandatory parameter separator| | ||
- | |Path|full path to the file InfoVersion.xml| | + | |Path|Full path to the file InfoVersion.xml| |
- | |;| Mandatory parameter separator | | + | |;|Mandatory parameter separator | |
- | |AutoUpdate|Boolean indicating whether or not the automatic update by FTP is active. Possible values are "true" OR "false"| | + | |AutoUpdate|Boolean indicating whether or not automatic update by FTP is active. Possible values are **true** OR **false**| |
|:@WP|End of tag| | |:@WP|End of tag| | ||
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- | Do the same for the option 171 | + | Select the 171 option in the drop-down list and fill in the fields as shown below: |
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- | Add in the DHCP option 172. | + | Select the 172 option in the drop-down list and fill in the fields as shown below: |
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==== Enable Scope Options ==== | ==== Enable Scope Options ==== | ||
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- | Click on the node corresponding to the scope covered by the tag, right click then "Configure options..." | + | Click on the node corresponding to the scope covered by the tag, right-click, and select **Configure options...**. |
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- | Select 170, 171 and 172 then validate. | + | Select 170, 171 and 172, and then validate. |
{{dhcp:11.png}} | {{dhcp:11.png}} | ||
- | The configuration is completed, you can see the 3 new options appearing. | + | When configuration is complete, the three new options appear. |
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- | ===== DHCP Options settings for Linux ===== | + | ===== DHCP Options Settings for Linux ===== |
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- | Edit dhcp file settings: /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf and add following lines for WanPulse DHCP Scopes Options: | + | Edit dhcp file settings: /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf and add following lines for Xcalibur W DHCP Scopes Options: |
- | on main section: | + | In main section: |
option WP_FTP_Update code 170 = string; | option WP_FTP_Update code 170 = string; | ||
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- | on “subnet” section: | + | In “subnet” section: |
option WP_FTP_Update "@WP:IPServer;Port;Login;Password;Path;AutoUpdate(True|False):@WP"; | option WP_FTP_Update "@WP:IPServer;Port;Login;Password;Path;AutoUpdate(True|False):@WP"; | ||
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option routers 192.168.1.254; | option routers 192.168.1.254; | ||
option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2; | option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2; | ||
- | option domain-name "wanpulse.com"; | + | option domain-name "chippc.com"; |
option ntp-servers 192.168.1.254; | option ntp-servers 192.168.1.254; | ||
option WP_FTP_Update code 170 = string; | option WP_FTP_Update code 170 = string; |