# Addressing IP system phones manually

You want to address an IP system phone manually. You can address the phone statically or with the help of a DHCP and DNS server.

The table below shows how the relevant parameters need to be set for the different combinations of types of addressing.

1. Connect the IP system phone to the mains power and the IP network and wait for the phone to start up.

2. Open the local configuration menu by keeping the C-key pressed down.

3. Enter the phone address as well as the communication server address as follows:

Table 1. Enter the phone address.
Local configuration | Configuration via web browser | Static addressing | DHCP/DNS or DHCP only
DHCP | DHCP_ENABLED | off | on
IP address | IP_ADDRESS | Phone IP address (enter all 12 decimal places) | Automatically assigned values are displayed
Subnet Mask | SUBNET_MASK | Subnet mask | Automatically assigned values are displayed
GW address | GATEWAY | Gateway address | Automatically assigned values are displayed

Table 2. Enter the communication server address.
Local configuration | Configuration via web browser | Static addressing | DHCP/DNS | DHCP
PBX address | PBX_ADDRESS | Communication server IP address (enter all 12 decimal places) | The IP address retrieved from the DNS server is displayed. | Communication server IP address (enter all 12 decimal places)
DNS name | DNS_NAME | Communication server DNS name. | Automatically assigned values are displayed | Automatically assigned values are displayed
DNS server address | DNS_SERVER | 0.0.0.0 | Automatically assigned values are displayed | 0.0.0.0

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