Avaya 9600 manual Introduction

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction	7
About This Guide	7
Major Differences Between 9600 Series SIP IP and 9600 Series H.323 IP Telephones	8
Features & Functions Supported by H.323 and Not Supported by SIP: . . . .	9
Change History	9
What’s New in SIP Software Release 2.0	10
Document Organization	13
Other Documentation	13

Chapter 2: Administration Overview and Requirements	15
9600 Series IP Telephones	15
Parameter Data Precedence	18
The Administrative Process	19
Administrative Checklist	19
Telephone Initialization Process	21
Step 1: Telephone to Network	21
Step 2: Telephone to LLDP-Enabled Network	21
Step 3: Telephone to DHCP Server	22
Step 4: Telephone and File Server	22
Step 5: Telephone and the SES Server	22
Error Conditions	23

Chapter 3: Network Requirements	25
Network Assessment	25
Hardware Requirements	25
Server Requirements	26
DHCP Server	26
HTTP/HTTPS Server	27
Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server	27
Required Network Information	27
Other Network Considerations	28
SNMP	28
Registration and Authentication	28
Reliability and Performance	29
QoS	29
IEEE 802.1D and 802.1Q	29
Network Audio Quality Display on 9600 Series SIP IP Telephones	30
SIP Station Number Portability	30

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