Avaya H323 manual IP Office IP Phones, ∙ Dhcp versus Static IP Installation, ∙ Network Assessment

IP Office IP Phones:

1. IP Office IP Phones

This documentation provides notes for the installation of supported Avaya 1600, 4600 and 5600 IP 10 phones onto IP Office phone systems. It should be used in conjunction with the existing installation documentation for those series of phones, especially the following:

∙4600 Series IP Telephone LAN Administrator Guide (555-233-507).

∙1600 Series IP Telephones Administrators Guide (16-601443).

Avaya 3600 Series IP telephones, Avaya IP DECT telephones and Phone Manager Pro PC Softphone are covered by their own separate installation documentation.

∙DHCP versus Static IP Installation

Though static IP installation of H323 IP phones is possible, installation using DHCP is strongly recommended. The use of DHCP eases both the installation process and future maintenance and administration. For static installations, following a boot file upgrade, all static address settings are lost and must be re-entered.

∙Network Assessment

High quality voice transmission across an IP network requires careful assessment of many factors. Therefore:

∙We strongly recommend that IP phone installation is only done by installers with VoIP experience.

∙The whole customer network must be assessed for its suitability for VoIP, before installation. Avaya may refuse to support any installation where the results of a network assessment cannot be supplied. See Network Assessment 16 for further details.

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