User's Manual

Chapter 7: Initial configuration for a
Distributed Branch
This chapter provides initial configuration tasks required for each B5800 Branch Gateway branch deployed
in the Distributed Branch user model.
Distributed Branch configuration checklist
Use this checklist to monitor your progress as you configure a B5800 Branch Gateway system
deployed as Distributed Branch.
# Description Section
1 Launch Network Management and
start Network Management Console
to discover devices in your network.
Note:
This step applies only if you are
using Network Management to
configure the system.
See “Chapter 3: Discovering the Voice
Network” in Avaya Integrated Management
Release 6.0 Network Management
Configuration.
2 Activate license files and deliver the
license files to the branches.
See Activating license files on page 125.
3 If you are not going to use Network
Management to configure the
branch, disable the Network
Management administration feature
for the branch.
See Disabling the Network Management
administration feature for the branch on
page 130.
4 Disable unused trunks. See Disabling unused trunks on
page 131.
5 Set a trunk clock quality setting. See Setting a trunk clock quality setting on
page 133.
6 Set trunk prefixes. See Setting the trunk prefixes on
page 134.
7 Enable SIP trunk support. See Enabling SIP trunk support on
page 136.
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