14CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED

VCX Telephone

Your VCX telephone must be configured to work in an IP network. This

Overview

means your phone must be assigned an IP address so it can communicate

 

with other VCX phones and devices. Typically, your administrator assigns

 

IP values, including an IP address, as part of the installation process.

 

During the installation process, your administrator creates an account for

 

you. This account includes a telephone number and a voice mailbox. Your

 

administrator also assigns a password that associates your telephone

 

number and a voice mailbox with your account.

 

This chapter assumes that your administrator has either logged you in to

 

your telephone or has given you login instructions.

 

If you are logged in, the Display Panel on your phone shows the

 

current date and time, and your extension.

 

If you are not logged in, see Logging In to Your Telephone.

 

This guide describes the features available with your telephone, such as

 

telephone button functions, making and forwarding calls, and speed

 

dialing. In addition, your account includes a voice mailbox. Voicemail

 

features are provided by 3Com IP Messaging software. These features,

 

such as listening to or sending messages, are described in the IP

 

Messaging guide associated with your messaging system. See Additional

 

Information Sources.

 

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 a telephone configured with an IP address is

 

portability. Depending on how your administrator has configured the

 

VCX system, you may be allowed to configure another VCX phone in the

 

system to duplicate your primary phone simply by logging in to the other

 

phone using your password (see Transferring Your Phone Settings to

 

Another Phone).

Your VCX telephone can provide many features. Some of these features are optional. Your administrator determines which features are available for your telephone.

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