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MaxCS 7.5 Administration Manual 211

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IP Phone Configuration

This chapter discusses both AltiGen IP phones and Polycom IP phones. For instructions on configuring

Polycom IP phones, refer to the MAXCS 7.5 Polycom Configuration Guide.

The system administrator can control and program the following areas for each type of AltiGen IP phone (some

settings apply to Polycom phones as well; refer to each specific section for details):

• Specify the server IP address that the IP phone needs to register

• Protect the IP phone configuration with a password

• Prevent the user from changing the configuration from the IP phone

• Configure the Trunk Access (Route Access) code

• Configure the time zone and time format

• Specify the TFTP server for firmware updates

• Force the IP phone to reset and download new firmware

• Set SIP transport settings for SIP security

• Enable SIP telephony service for a selected third-party SIP device

• Configure programmable keys

• Allow the IP phone to receive workgroup real time status

• Allow the phone to auto-discover the server’s IP address

Configuring the AltiGen IP Phone

Note: You will need to upgrade the firmware on the AltiGen IP phones to the latest release, so that the

phones will work with MAXCS Release 7.5.

To configure the AltiGen IP phone, select PBX > AltiGen IP Phone Configuration.

This opens the AltiGen IP Phone Configuration window, where, after setting up an IP extension, you can set

parameters for the extension: