General Network Configuration (DHCP/DNS/WINS Services)

20.1 General Network Configuration (DHCP/DNS/WINS Services)

This chapter describes the various ways a SwyxPhone and SwyxIt! used in a company can get the necessary network information.

To run Swyx there must be three services available:

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

Distribution of the IP addresses to the telephony clients

WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)

Resolution of the NetBIOS name to the IP addresses

DNS (Domain Name System)

Resolution of the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) to the IP addresses