> Add Pano Logic Vendor Class for Alcatel/Lucent VitalQIP DHCP Server
> In VitalQIP you must create a Client Class based on Vendor Class, so that DHCP hands out a particular DHCP Option 43 value to Pano devices that include the Vendor Class value of Pano Logic in addition to the normal options associated with the IP address.
> To add a Pano Logic vendor class for Alcatel/Lucent VitalQIP:

> 1. | Convert the IP address of the Pano Manager to hexadecimal by using this tool to find the hex value of each octet. For example, 10.220.100.29 converts to 0a-DC-64-1D.

> 2. | Set up a new DHCP Template for that Vendor Class:

> a. | From the GUI, choose Options > DHCP/Bootp Templates > Option Template > Add.

> b. | From Available Classes/Values, find and expand Application and Services Parameters, select Vendor Specific Information (43,vs), then click Add.

> c. | Type the hexadecimal value in square brackets (for example, [01040ADC641D]), then click OK to save.

> • | The first byte (01) is the code.

> • | The second byte (04) is the length.

> • | The remaining bytes comprise the IP address of the Pano Manager after it has been converted to hex format (for example, 10.220.100.29 converts to 0a-DC-64-1D.). Use this tool to convert the IP address to hex.

> d. | Give this DHCP Option Template a name, such as Pano Logic–without quotes.

> 3. | Add a Client Class:

> a. | Choose Policies > Client Class > Add.

> b. | Type a text value such as Pano Logic–without quotes–for the Client Class name, and type the correct value for Vendor Class.

> The Client Class must match Option 60 in the template and the value sent by the clients in their DHCP Discover.

> c. | From the Option Template drop-down list, assign the appropriate DHCP Template that these Pano devices should use, then click OK to save.

> 4. | Assign this Client class–Pano Logic–to the DHCP server:

> a. | Choose Infrastructure > Server > Modify.

> b. | In the Server Profile, click on the parameter Client Class. The Available Value shows the Client Class that you defined above.

> c. | Add Available Value to this server's Active Values.

> You can have several Client Classes active on one server: one for Pano device and perhaps others for other types of devices.

> 5. | Be sure that the Server Profile does NOT have the policy ForceClass=Vendor set.

> 6. | Perform a DHCP Generation (push).

> Afterward, the dhcpd.conf file shows a vendor-class definition at the end as well as the subnet definitions.
> When the DHCP server receives a DHCP-Discover from a certain subnet with a certain Vendor class, it will give out a lease from that subnet with the DHCP Template options defined for that subnet, plus the DHCP options which are defined for that vendor class.
> The DHCP options associated with the Vendor class will override those associated with the IP object or its subnet.

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