Specifications

Chapter 8 - Software Download Software Servers Configuration
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Mediatrix 4100
Software Servers Configuration
The Mediatrix 4100 must know the IP address and port number of its Primary and Secondary software servers.
These servers contain the files required for the software update. You can assign these information to the
Mediatrix 4100 through a DHCP server or manually enter them yourself in static variables.
DHCP Configuration
Using the DHCP configuration assumes that you have properly set your DHCP server with the relevant
information. See “Chapter 3 -
IP Address and Network Configuration” on page 41 for more details.
 To use DHCP-assigned information:
1. In the ipAddressConfig folder, locate the imageSelectConfigSource variable (under the
ipAddressConfigImage group).
This variable defines whether the Mediatrix 4100 must ask for its Image server settings through a
DHCP server or not.
2. Set the imageSelectConfigSource variable to dhcp.
You can query the Image server’s IP address and port number assigned by the DHCP server in the
following read-only variables (in the ipAddressStatus folder):
• imagePrimaryHost
• imagePrimaryPort
• imageSecondaryHost
• imageSecondaryPort
3. Set how you want to define the Primary Image server information in the DHCP server.
See “
Vendor and Site Specific DHCP Options” on page 53 for more details.
4. Set how you want to define the Secondary Image server information in the DHCP server.
In the Unit Manager Network Administration Manual, refer to chapter Administration Parameters, section
Software and Emergency Download.
Table 83: Primary Image Server DHCP Information
To use a... Set...
vendor specific code The imageDhcpPrimarySiteSpecificCode variable to 0. Set the Primary
image server IP address in the DHCP server inside the vendor specific
sub-option 117 (hexadecimal 0x75).
site specific code The imageDhcpPrimarySiteSpecificCode variable to any value between
128 and 254. Set the Primary image server IP address in the DHCP
server inside the site specific option you have chosen (it must match the
value of the imageDhcpPrimarySiteSpecificCode variable in the unit’s
configuration).
Table 84: Secondary Image Server DHCP Information
To use a... Set...
vendor specific code The imageDhcpSecondarySiteSpecificCode variable to 0. Set the
Secondary image server IP address in the DHCP server inside the
vendor specific sub-option 118 (hexadecimal 0x76).