Dhcp options 60 & 43, server configuration, Using option 43 to customize the phone – Aastra Telecom 57I CT User Manual

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Features in Release 2.1.1

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RN-001029-00, Rev 04, Release 2.1.1

IP Phone Release Notes 2.1.1

DHCP Options 60 & 43, Server Configuration

The Aastra phones now support Option 60 and Option 43 as per RFC 2132.

Option 60 (Vendor Class Identifier) provides the DHCP server with a unique
identifier for each phone model. This enables a system administrator to send the
phone a customized Server Configuration in option 43. The table below lists the
identifier values use for each phone model.

The System administrator can use the Vendor Class Identifier to send the phone a
customized Server Configuration in option 43 (Vendor-Specific information).

Using Option 43 to Customize the Phone

A System Administrator can customize the IP Phone(s) in the network by entering
a text string in the phone’s configuration files. The following is an Option 43
example using Linux.

On the startup of the phones, when the DHCP server receives the request with the
information in this example, it allows the 57i phones to use FTP and the 57i CT
phones to use TFTP from the same server.

Model

Identifier Value

51i

AastraIPPhone51i

53i

AastraIPPhone53i

55i

AastraIPPhone55i

57i

AastraIPPhone57i

57i CT

AastraIPPhone57iCT

Note:

If Aastra IP Phones receive the server configuration from both

DHCP Option 66 and DHCP Option 43, then Option 43 takes precedence
over Option 66.

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