Changing The Signaling Protocol; Applying Settings To Logical Groups - Avaya H.323 9608 Installation And Management Manual

Changing the signaling protocol

About this task
For enterprises requiring both H.323 and SIP-based protocols, you can specify the protocol
for all or specific deskphones in the following two ways:
Procedure
1. As of Release 6.0, you can set the SIG parameter in DHCP Option 242 (Site-
2. You can set the SIG parameter on a per-phone basis using the SIG Craft procedure.

Applying settings to logical groups

You might have different communities of end users with the same phone model but requiring
different administered settings. For example, you might want to restrict Call Center agents from
logging out, an essential capability for hot-desking associates. This section provides examples
of the group settings for each of these situations.
You can separate groups of users is to associate each of them with a number. Use the GROUP
parameter for this purpose. You cannot set GROUP system value in the 46xxsettings file. The
GROUP parameter can only be set on a phone-by-phone basis. To set the GROUP parameter,
first identify which phones are associated with which group, and designate a number for each
group. The number can be any integer from 0 to 999, with 0 as the default. The largest group
is assigned as Group 0.
Then, at each phone that does not have default parameters, instruct the installer or end-user
to invoke the GROUP Local Administrative Craft procedure. For more information, see
local Craft procedures
assignments are in place, edit the configuration file to allow each phone of the appropriate
group to download its proper settings.
Here is an illustration of a possible settings file for the example of a Call Center with hot-desking
associates at the same location:
Installing and maintaining Avaya IP Deskphone H.323 9608, 9608G, 9611G, 9621G, and 9641GJanuary 2014
Specific Option Number) or in the 46xxsettings.txt file.
This setting will apply to all telephones except those for which SIG has been
manually configured to a value of H.323 or SIP using the SIG Craft procedure.
For more information, see
page 62.
on page 37 and specify which GROUP number to use. After the GROUP
Changing the signaling protocol on page 45
Changing the signaling protocol
on
About
69