5485 IP Page on vMCD 6.0

[caknfd]

Has anyone connected a 5485 IP Page unit to a vMCD. The system is not seeing the unit (maybe defective) It is on a access port on the voice vlan. I'm just wondering if the DHCP in the MSL using option 125 is causing my grief. Does the IP page unit require options 128,129,130 ?

Craig

 

[Lundah]

Try the old DHCP options first, I seem to recall that being an issue with these things.

 

[caknfd]

Problem is the vMCD is using the DHCP server on the MSL and it doesn't appear to let you add those old options. Only 2-98, 43 and 125, and some above 224 (I think)

 

[LoopyLou]

Can you statically assign it the necessary info?

I'd tell you a UDP joke but I'm afraid you won't get it. TCP jokes are the best because you always get them.

 

[southwell]

Is there any activity on the leds? We had a bricked 5485 because I think it was flashing firmware and the installer unplugged the power. Mitel said the only solution was to send it back for replacement.

I do remember having to change the DHCP options for those settings, although I do not know if it was a recommendation or requirement. After initial setup I changed back to the current Win DHCP settings (option 1) and it worked fine.

Can you connect it to a laptop and use open DHCP server to give it specific ip options? Then swap it over to the voice network after it obtains an ip, then without powering it down and before the no connectivity reboot timeout period (would have to take a guess here)? You could check the DHCP lease table to see when it registers then swap it over immediately.

 

[Lundah]

Southwell is onto something there. if you can set up a laptop as a temporary DHCP and TFTP server, you should be able to load the updated firmware which will then enable the 5485 to use options 125/43 instead of the old settings.

 

[caknfd]

Well I connected a replacement to our inhouse system that has options 128,129,130 as well as 125. The replacement 5485 booted up OK. Removed the options 128,129,130 and reset it and it still booted up OK. Took it to the site changed the MAC in the ESM to the new one and it booted up. Brought back the one to my office and configured it into our 3300 and it would not boot. Added back options 128,129,130 and it booted up OK. So it does appear it needs those options at least to do the initial firmware upgrade then they are OK with out them. My question to Mitel what if I replace a 3300 with a VMCD and the customer has older sets (I guess i would have upgraded the MCD to newer software before upgradeing to the VMCD so sets would have newer firmware so they would probably be OK) but what about IP Page units or someone trying to add older phones to a VMCD. I did speak to Mitel 3300 support and their answer was to use an external DHCP server (Crappy Answer) I will try and open a ticket with the MSL guys to see if they will do anything to accomadate older set that don't support option 125

Craig