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Modifying port assignments

You can configure the parameters with UDP port values used to transport IP Phone 1535 operational information (Audio, Video, and Local), according to the particulars of your network environment.

Step Action

1From the Main Menu, select Settings > VoIP Settings > Misc. > Ports and press OK.

2Select the port type to configure (Audio, Video, or Local), and press OK. The following are the acceptable value ranges by port type:

Audio: Specify the port to be used by the IP Phone 1535 for audio-related VoIP activity. You can configure this with a value between 1024 and 65535 (The default value is 23000).

Video: Specify the port to be used by the IP Phone 1535 for video-related VoIP activity. You can configure this with a value from 1024 to 65535 (The default value is 24000).

Local: The Local port is the port used by the IP Phone 1535 in making connections to the proxy server - the port value you assign must be within the range from 1024 to 65535 (The default value is 5060).

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Registering the IP Phone 1535

To access VoIP services on the connected network, the IP Phone 1535 must first register itself as an endpoint with the connected MCS 5100 server. The Register configuration option on the Misc. menu is used to initiate this registration process, after all required configuration has been completed.

To successfully complete the IP Phone 1535 registration process, ensure that you have configured the following minimum required information:

Under the User Information configuration option of the VoIP Settings menu:

Telephone Number

Authentication Name

Authentication Password

Under the Misc. (Miscellaneous) configuration option of the VoIP Settings menu:

Domain Name

Nortel Multimedia Communications Server 5100

Nortel IP Phone 1535 Installation and Commissioning

NN43160-300 00.13 Preliminary

Release 4.0 22 August 2007

Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks

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