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IP Assignments & Sonar

Jennifer Trower Updated by Jennifer Trower

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Here are the three main ways Sonar can manage IP assignments in your network:

Use Sonar IPAM as the DHCP server

With this setup, IP assignments are managed directly in Sonar. When an IP is assigned in Sonar, Sonar automatically creates a static lease on your DHCP server, RADIUS server, LTE management platform, or similar system.

Steps and helpful articles

  1. Setup IPAM in Sonar.
  2. Integrate Sonar with your DHCP server, RADIUS server, or LTE platform.
  3. Follow the setup guide that matches your environment:
    MikroTik: Setting Up a Sonar-Controlled DHCP Server
    RADIUS: Build-Out and Integration with Sonar

Send IP assignments from the server into Sonar

With this setup, the DHCP server assigns the IP address to the customer device, then sends that assignment information to Sonar. In some cases, the information may be sent through a DHCP batcher first.

Steps and helpful articles

  1. Setup IPAM in Sonar.
  2. Integrate Sonar with your DHCP server.
  3. Set up a DHCP batcher, if needed.
  4. Follow the setup guide that matches your environment:
    Setting Up a DHCP Batcher
    RADIUS: Build-Out and Integration with Sonar

Statically assign the IP on the device and use Sonar as the IPAM record

With this setup, IP addresses are assigned directly on the device. Sonar does not connect to the device or manage the assignment. Instead, Sonar is used as the official record for IP assignments.

Steps and helpful articles

  1. Setup IPAM in Sonar.

How did we do?

How Sonar Communicates - Egress IPs Explained

IPAM: Basic Setup

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