Installing IP Office Demo from an ISO File

Last Updated : Jun 25, 2024 |
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This process covers the completion of the IP Office ISO installation as a virtual server on VMware player.
  • Installation on a virtual machine hosted on a low specification laptop can take a significant amount of time, usually more than an hour. Ensure to allow enough time to complete the process.
  • The installation process can appear stuck when installing voicemail. The voicemail service takes a significant amount of time to install.
  1. Set the IP address to 192.168.42.1 on the NIC that you are going to use in the IP Office Demo network.
  2. Click PlayerFileNew Virtual Machine....
  3. Select I will install the operating system later and click Next.
  4. Set the Guest operation system to Linux and set the version as Rocky Linux 64-bit. Click Next.
  5. Set the Virtual machine name: as ipoffice-demo and click Next.
  6. Increase the virtual hard disk space to 40GB and select Split virtual disk into multiple files. Click Next.
  7. Click Customize Hardware.
    1. Increase the memory to at least 4GB.
    2. Select the Number of processor cores as 2.
    3. For Network Adapter, select Bridged: Connected directly to the physical network.
    4. For New CD/DVD (IDE), select Use ISO image file and browse to the IP Office .ISO file.
    5. The VMWare Bridge Protocol must run on single network interface only. If the computer is equipped with more than one NIC, disable the protocol on any interface not used in the IP Office Demo network. In the Properties window for the unused NIC, clear the check box for VMware Bridge Protocol.
    6. Click Close.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. IP Office Demo is shown in the list of installed virtual machines.
  10. Select IP Office Demo and click Play virtual machine.
  11. Select the language you want to use for the IP Office installation and click Continue.
  12. Read the end-user license agreement (EULA) and click Continue.
  13. Read the release notes and click Continue.
  14. Click Network & Host Name.
    1. Set the Hostname to ipodemo.
    2. Select Ethernet (eth0) and click Configure....
    3. Select IPv4 Settings. Change the default networking IP Address from 192.168.42.1 to 192.168.42.230.
    4. Click Save.
    5. Click Done.
  15. Click Root Password.
    1. For the root password enter password, the initial IP Office configuration will prompt you to change the root password later.
    2. Click Done.
  16. Click Installation Destination. There is no need to change any settings, click Done.
  17. Click Keyboard. There is no need to change any settings, click Done.
  18. Click Begin Installation.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    • The installation process can appear stuck when installing voicemail. The voicemail service takes a significant amount of time to install.
  19. After the software installation is complete, click Reboot System.
  20. Wait for the server to complete rebooting. This is shown by details of the service address and the Command: prompt appearing.
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