Wireless Installation and Configuration Guide
Wireless Installation and Configuration Guide Page 10
IP Office [15-601082] Issue [1] (1 June 2006)
IP Office The call-processing component of the Avaya IP telephony solution.
The following IP Office units (equipped with VCM) are supported:
Avaya IP Office 403
Avaya IP Office 406 V1/V2
Avaya IP Office 412
The following IP Office Small Office Edition units (equipped with built-in VoIP) are supported:
Avaya IP Office - Small Office Edition 3 VoIP
Avaya IP Office - Small Office Edition 16 VoIP
Supplied by either Avaya or third party vendors, access points provide the connection between the wired
Ethernet LAN and the wireless (802.11b) LAN. Access points must be positioned in all areas where
wireless phones will be used. The number and placement of access points will affect the coverage area
and capacity of the wireless system. Typically, the requirements for use of wireless phones are similar to
that of wireless data devices.
The wireless phones must connect to access points that use AVPP. For a complete list of access points
supported, go to:
www.spectralink.com/consumer/resources/wifi_compatibility.jsp
Interconnects multiple network devices, including the AVPP, IP Office, IP Phones and the access points.
Ethernet switches provide the highest performance networks, which can handle combined voice and
data traffic, and are required when using the wireless phones.
Although a single Ethernet switch network is recommended, the wireless phones and the AVPP can
operate in larger, more complex networks, including networks with multiple Ethernet switches, routers,
VLANs and/or multiple subnets. However, in such networks, it is possible for the Quality of Service
(QoS) features of the AVPP to be compromised and voice quality may suffer. Any network that consists
of more than a single Ethernet switch should be thoroughly tested to ensure any quality issues are
detected.
Note
The 3600 series wireless phones cannot “roam” from one subnet to another. If routers and
multiple subnets are in use, the wireless phones must only use access points attached to a single
subnet, or be powered off and back on to switch to a different subnet.