Nortel Networks Portable Telephone manual Overview, Powering up the handset

Overview

The Symbol* wireless handset is a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) portable telephone that provides on-site wireless voice communication capability. The handset works with the Nortel Networks Meridian 1 ITG Line Card.

The Symbol handset converts analog voice into compressed digital packets that are sent by TCP/IP protocol (supports IEEE 802.11 protocols) over standard data networks.

For information on the features of the Symbol wireless handset, refer to the Symbol NetVision* telephone User Guide.

NetVision quick start call basics

A handset user guide is supplied with your Symbol NetVision handset, and describes in detail how to use the buttons on the handset.

Powering up the handset

Press the SND key.

A Nortel Networks banner will appear on the display followed by the message: UserLogin Not Ready. If configured in Personal mode, the handset will automatically register with the Meridian 1. If registration is successful, the display will show your user name followed by the caption Ready.

If your administrator has provisioned RF update on the NetVision handsets, you may see additional messages as files are dynamically downloaded to your handset.

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