User guide

A D D I N G I P P H O N E S T O T A L K S W I T C H 6
3. Enter the user’s First name and Last name. The names are used for caller ID, and appear
within other pages of the TalkSwitch management software. The Last name is used with the
dial-by-name directory.
4. If necessary, select TalkSwitch as the Type of phone, and then select the model.
5. Select the language for prompts heard by the user of the extension in the System prompt
language list. Setting the prompt language will also change the language for text displayed
on the phone itself.
IP extension details area
1. Set the Location. Choices are:
• Internal — The phone is an internal IP extension located within the office, and is
connected to the same LAN as the TalkSwitch unit.
• External — The phone is an external IP extension located outside the office, and is
connected to the TalkSwitch unit over the internet. See External IP extensions on page 2
2. If you set Location to External, select the Time Zone that matches the location of the IP
phone.
3. Select the MAC Address of the phone:
• You can select the Phone MAC Address from a list of automatically-detected phones
connected to your LAN. To use this method:
i) Click the Select… button. A MAC Selection window appears and lists TalkSwitch IP
phones of the selected type.
ii) Select the MAC address of the IP phone associated to the extension, and then
click Select.
Warning: Calls to an emergency service number using an external IP extension will not send
the correct address to the emergency operator. We strongly recommend that you apply a
warning label to any external IP extension stating:
If an emergency call is made from this phone, you must provide your address to the
emergency operator.