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PCoIP Technology User Guide (Vol I) 3 Deployment Options Deployment Scenarios There are four PCoIP Technology deployment scenarios: • Basic 1:1 - use default configuration settings to pair Host/Portal endpoints (limited to 1 Host/Portal pair on simple network) • Manual Configuration - manually enter Host/Portal pairings (less time efficient for larger deployments) • Management Console - simple tool to automate pairings and management (recommended for medium sized deployments) • Connection Broker - 3rd party management entity often with extended features (recommended for large deployments) DHCP vs. Static IP Host and Portals are configured with DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) enabled by default. If connected to a DHCP server, Host and Portal IP addresses will be dynamically assigned. Assigned IP address configuration information can be found in the Network Webpage (see below). When DHCP is used and default settings are used, the Host and Portal populate the DHCP server with a hostname in the form of pcoiphost-mac.domain or pcoip-portalmac.domain, where mac is the 6 octet device MAC address, and domain is the local domain. If a DHCP server is not present, the endpoints will fallback to static IP addresses (120 seconds after startup). The static IP addresses are: • Host: 192.168.1.100 • Portal: 192.168.1.50 The Host and Portal will also have the following configuration for fallback: • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 • Gateway: 192.168.1.0 For small deployments, it may be preferred to use static IP addresses. Static IP addresses can also be used in a DHCP network if care is taken not to use IP addresses reserved for DHCP. If using static IP addresses, it is recommended to © 2008 Teradici Corporation TER0806003 Issue 1 reserve a range of network IP addresses for PCoIP Technology deployments. It is recommended to use DHCP for larger deployments as the overhead of managing static IP addresses can become burdensome. If DCHP is used, it is recommended to use a discovery mechanism to avoid 'losing' endpoints in an IP network (see Section 4 ). Basic 1:1 The Host and Portal firmware IP address defaults facilitate a PCoIP Session without detailed configuration. This deployment can be used when a simple remote experience is desired with little or no endpoint management. The Basic 1:1 configuration supports the following scenarios: • Direct connection from Host to Portal with single Ethernet cable (cross over cable not required) • Connection from Host to Portal via IP switch(es) When using a direct connection without an IP switch, the Host and Portal endpoints can not be managed, for example, by the Administrative Interface. Note: Since all endpoints fallback to the static IP addresses above, no more than one Host/Portal pair can be used on the simple IP network. The above static IP addresses may also conflict with other network equipment if the fallback addresses are already in use. Manual Configuration Manual pairing of Hosts and Portals are a quick and easy way to associate PCoIP Hosts and Portals for smaller deployments. When using the Administrative Interface, the Network and Session webpages are used for manual configuration. Page 7 of 25