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System Administration Guide Adding Handsets
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Revised: August 5, 2005 Page 15
6 Adding Handsets
6.1 SIP Phones
6.1.1 Plug-and-Play
Some SIP phones are plug-and-play, which means that they will automatically register with the server when
they boot up on the network. The following phones are capable of this:
• Bizfon IP2
• Cisco models 7905 and 7912 running SIP software versions 1.01 or greater
• Cisco models 7940 and 7960 running SIP software versions P0S3-06-3-00 or greater
The means of configuring these phones varies depending on the DHCP configuration on their LAN:
1. If the phone is getting its IP address from the Bizfon 7000 DHCP server, the phone needs no manual
configuration.
2. If the phone is getting its IP address from a non-Bizfon 7000 DHCP server and the DHCP server sends the
phone the Bizfon server’s IP address as the TFTP boot server (option #66), the phone needs no manual
configuration.
3. If the phone is getting its IP address from a non-Bizfon 7000 DHCP server and the DHCP server doesn’t
send option #66 to the phone, then the Bizfon server’s IP address needs to be manually set on the phone
as its boot server.
4. If the DHCP server is sending the wrong (or no) option #66 IP address,
• For Bizfon IP2, the manual setting on the phone will override the value sent by the DHCP server.
• For Cisco phones, the alternate TFTP server should be set on the phone to override the value sent by
the DHCP server.
5. If there is no DHCP server, then the phone needs to be manually configured with a static IP address (and
netmask and gateway) and Bizfon server’s IP address as its boot server.
TIP: If you are having trouble getting a phone configured, restore its factory defaults and reapply the desired
settings.
When an Bizfon IP2 is booted on the network, the Bizfon server will automatically prompt you to upgrade its
software when it has a newer version available.
When a plug-and-play phone is registered with the server, it will appear on the Phone System / Handsets
page in the SIP Handsets section. It will show the correct model and the MAC address will be displayed in the
Identification column.
Note that a Cisco 7960 will be recognized as a 7940 and will have to be changed to 7960 via the Phone
System / Handsets page by clicking on the Modify link next to the phone entry.
6.1.2 Manual Add
The Bizfon 7000 supports the manual adding of SIP phones to the system. This may be done because the SIP
phone to be added is not a plug-and-play phone or you want to configure the phone without actually plugging it
into the network (example, to pre-configure the server before an installation at the customer site).
To manually add a SIP phone, click on the New SIP Handset link in the SIP Handsets section of the Phone
System / Handsets page.