Avaya 4600 Series Initialization Process

4600 Series IP Telephone LAN Administrator’s Guide

Initialization Process

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■IP Address of the TFTP server

■The subnet mask

■IP Address of the router

You should administer the LAN so that every IP Telephone can access a DHCP server with the

above information.

The IP Telephone will not function without an IP address. The failure of a DHCP server at boot

time will leave all the affected voice terminals unusable. (Although it is possible for the user to

manually assign an IP address to an IP Telephone, when the DHCP server finally returns, the

telephone will never look for a DHCP server unless the static IP data is unassigned manually. In

addition, manual entry of IP data is an error-prone process.) It is therefore strongly

recommended that a DHCP server be available when the IP Telephone reboots.

A minimum of two DHCP servers is recommended for reliability.

The TFTP server provides the 4600 Series IP Telephone with a script file and, if appropriate, new

or updated application software (see Step 3, Telephone and TFTP Server under Initialization

Process below). In addition, you can edit the script file to customize telephone parameters for your

specific environment (see Administering Options for the 4600 Series IP Telephones in Chapter 4,

Server Administration).

Initialization Process 2

The following is a high-level description of the information exchanged when the telephone is

initializing and registering. This description, which assumes all equipment is properly administered

ahead of time, may be helpful in explaining how the 4600 Series IP Telephones relate to the

routers and servers in your network.

Step 1: Telephone to Network 2

The telephone is appropriately installed and powered, and after a short initialization process, the

telephone identifies the LAN speed and sends a message out into the network, identifying itself

and requesting further information. A router in the network receives this message, and relays it to

the appropriate DHCP server.

Step 2: DHCP Server to Telephone 2

The DHCP server provides information to the telephone, as described in DHCP and TFTP Servers

on page 2-7. Among other data passed to the telephone is the IP address of the TFTP server,

which is crucial for the next step.

Contents

Main Page Page Page 4600 Series IP Telephone LAN Administrators Guide Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Overview of Voice over IP (VoIP) 3 Requirements 4 Server Administration 5 Troubleshooting Guidelines Appendix A: Avaya - 46xx IP Telephone MIB Appendix B: Creating Websites for the 4630 IP Telephone Appendix C: Creating Websites for the 4620 IP Telephone Introduction About This Guide Intended Audience Document Organization Change History Terms Used in This Guide Conventions Used in This Guide Symbolic Conventions Typographic Conventions Online Documentation Related Documents IETF Documents ITU Documents ISO/IEC, ANSI/IEEE Documents Customer Support Overview of Voice over IP (V oIP) Introduction Overview of Voice over IP Data and Voice Network Similarities Delay and Jitter Tandem Coding Voice Coding Standards H.323 Standard DHCP TFTP NAT SNMP Network Assessment Suggestions for Installation and Configuration 2 Reliability and Performance IP Address Lists and Station Number Portability Security 4600 Series IP Telephones Dual Connection Architecture Single Connection Architecture Registration and Authentication Software Initialization Process Step 1: Telephone to Network Step 2: DHCP Server to Telephone Step 3: Telephone and TFTP Server Step 4: Telephone and the DEFINITY/MultiVantageTM Call Server Page Requirements Introduction Hardware Requirements Page Software Requirements WARNIN G: Page Server Administration Introduction Page Page Administering 4600 Series IP Telephones on DEFINITY/MultiVantage Servers 4 DEFINITY Release 8.4 4 DEFINITY Releases 9, 9.5, 10, and MultiVantageTM Release 11 DHCP and TFTP Software Checklist Required Network Information DHCP Choosing a DHCP Configuration DHCP Software Alternatives DHCP Generic Setup Page Windows NT 4.0 DHCP Server Verifying the Installation of the DHCP Server Initial Configuration Creating a DHCP Scope for the IP Telephones Editing Custom Options Adding the DHCP Option Activating the Leases Verifying Your Configuration Verify the Default Option, 176 46XXOPTION 4 Verify the Scope Option, 176 46XXOPTION Verify the Global Option, 176 46XXOPTION Windows 2000 DHCP Server Verifying the Installation of the DHCP Server Creating and Configuring a DHCP Scope Page Adding DHCP Options Activating the New Scope TFTP TFTP Generic Setup Avaya TFTP (Suite Pro) Configuration 4600 Series IP Telephone Scripts and Application Files Contents of the Upgrade Script QoS IEEE 802.1D and 802.1Q WARNI NG: DIFFSERV UDP Port Selection QoS with 4620 and 4630 IP Telephones RSVP and RTCP Administering Options for the 4600 Series IP Tel ep ho ne s DNS Addressing Customizing the Site-Specific Option Number (SSON) Entering Options via the Telephone Dialpad Customizing the 4630 IP Telephone Page Page Page 4630 Backup/Restore Page Call Log Archive Customizing the 4620 IP Telephone Page Page Troubleshooting Guidelines Error Conditions Page Page Page Page Page Page The View Administrative Option Error Messages Page Page Page Page Page A Appendix A: Avaya - 46xx IP Telephone MIB Avaya - 46xx IP T elephone MIB Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page B Appendix B: Creating Websites for the 4630 IP Telephone General Background Browser Features and Behavior Document Skeleton Content-Based Style Logical Style Physical Style Physical Spacing and Layout Lists and Tables Lists Tabl es Images Links Frames Forms Character Entities Colors Fonts Cookies Design Guidelines Fixed-Width Objects Images Frames Fonts Maintaining Context User Interaction C Appendix C: Creating Websites for the 4620 IP Telephone General Background WML Document Skeleton Page Text Elements Text Formatting T ags Anchor Elements Image Elements Event Elements Page Page Task Elements Input Elements Page Page Variable Elements Character Entities Colors and Fonts Summary Of WML Tags And Attributes 5