10 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
Configuration Overview
This guide includes instructions about how to configure the IP settings
manually on your telephone. (See Telephone Installation and
Maintenance.) For information about how to use a DHCP server to
configure telephones, see the 3Com Asterisk Appliance Administrator’s
Guide.
Before you install your telephone, your administrator must assign an
Asterisk account to you. This account includes a telephone extension and
a voice mailbox. Your administrator also assigns a password that
associates your telephone number and a voice mailbox with your
account.
■If you are logged in, the Display Panel on your telepho ne shows the
current date and time, and your extension.
■If you are not logged in, see Logging In to Your Telephone.
Telephone Overview
This guide describes the features available with your telephone, such as
telephone button functions and making and forwarding calls.
The settings on your telephone, including your extension, personal
settings, and system settings, remain the same even when you move your
telephone from one Ethernet jack to another, as long as both Ethernet
connections are part of the same network.
One of the benefits of network-based telephony is portability. Depending
on how your administrator has configured the 3Com Asterisk Appliance,
you may be allowed to configure another telephone in the system to
duplicate your primary telephone simply by logging in to the other
telephone using your password (see Transferring Your Telephone Settings
to Another Telephone).
Your telephone can provide many features. Some of these features are
optional. Your administrator determines which features are available for
your telephone.