> (DHCP Method) Set Up Pano Device Discovery
> Pano devices need to be discovered so they can be controlled by the Pano Manager. If you don’t know if the broadcast or probe-based methods are ideal for your deployment, go to Choose a Pano Device Discovery Method.
> Rather than using one of the broadcast or probe discovery methods outlined in (Broadcast/Probe Method) Set Up Pano Device Discovery, you can configure a DHCP server to provide the address of the Pano Manager to the Pano device. This method relies on a DHCP feature called vendor-specific options. Vendor-specific options allow DHCP to return additional data to a DHCP client based on the clients vendor class.

> • | If you have an Linux DHCP server, go to Add Pano Logic Vendor Class for Linux DHCP Server.

> • | If you have a Netware DHCP server, go to Add Pano Logic Vendor Class for Netware DHCP Server.

> • | If you have a Cisco DHCP server, go to Add Pano Logic Vendor Class for Cisco IOS DHCP Server.

> To set up Pano Device Discovery to use DHCP method:
> You’re about to configure your DHCP Server. The example outlined in this procedure is based on a Windows DHCP Server.
> On the server, you’ll define a vendor class called Pano Logic, and this class is identified by the ASCII string Pano Logic. For this vendor class you’ll use vendor specific option, Code 1, Type IP address, Value: PanoManagerServerIPAddress where PanoManagerServerIPAddress is the static IP address of the Pano Manager VM.

> 1. | From the Windows Server running the DHCP Server, launch the Manage Your Server tool:

> a. | Go to Start > Administrative Tools folder.

> b. | Select Manage Your Server.

> 2. | Click on Manage the DHCP server.

> 3. | Right-click on the domain controller and click Define Vendor Classes….

> 4. | Create the new vendor class:

> a. | In the DHCP Vendor Classes window, click Add.

> b. | In the New Class dialog, type the following information:

> • | In Display name field, type Pano Logic.

> • | In Description field, type Pano Manager.

> 5. | In the text box, and underneath ASCII, type Pano Logic. Even though it is blank you can still click there and type in the field. Click OK, then 5.

> 6. | Click OK to close the DHCP Vendor Classes dialog.

> 7. | From the DHCP window, right-click on the Domain Controller and select Set Predefined Options.

> 8. | In the Option Class drop-down list, select Pano Logic, then click Add.

> 9. | In the Option Type dialog, do the following:

> a. | Into the Name field, type Pano Manager.

> b. | In the Data type drop-down list, select IP Address.

> c. | In the Code field, type 1.

> d. | Press OK to close the Option Type dialog.

> 10. | From and Predefined Options and Values window and in the Value area, type the IP address, then click OK.

> This IP address is the static IP address of the Pano Manager VM.

> 11. | Under the Scope folder, right-click Scope Options, then select Configure Options.

> 12. | In the Scope Options window, select the Advanced tab.

> 13. | From the Vendor class drop-down list, select Pano Logic, then select the check box that corresponds to the Pano Manager, then click OK.

> The Pano Manager now appears in the scope options.
> Congratulations! The DHCP Server is properly configured to pass the Pano Manager's address to Pano devices.

> 14. | Install the Pano devices, if you haven’t already. Simply connect them to your network using the Pano devices’ Ethernet port. To verify that the Pano devices are connected to the network, go to Pano Button’s Light Indicators.

> 15. | Locate the new Pano devices that the Pano Manager VM just discovered. From the Pano Manager, click on the Pano devices tab. The default name for Pano devices is PanoDevice-MACAddress.

> Next Step(s): If you’re in the process of deploying the Pano Manager VM, return to (Start Here) Deploy Pano VDS to determine the next step.

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