Ip Office Manager - Avaya IP Office Essential Edition PARTNER Version Reference Manual

3. Installing PARTNER®
This section is intended to assist with the installation of the core components of an Essential Edition - PARTNER® Version
telephone system. It describes those components and factors that should be considered for an installation.
· The Essential Edition - PARTNER® Version is a converged voice and data communications system. It should therefore
only be installed by persons with telephony and IP data network experience.
· Installers must be trained on IP Office systems. Through its Avaya University (http://www.avaya-learning.com), Avaya
provides a range of training courses including specific IP Office Essential Edition - PARTNER® Version implementation
and installation training. It also provides certification schemes for installers to achieve various levels of IP Office
accreditation. See Training.
· It is the installer's responsibility to ensure that all installation work is done in accordance with local and national
regulations and requirements. It is also their responsibility to accurately establish the customer's requirements before
installation and to ensure that the installation meets those requirements.
· You should read and understand this documentation before installation. You should also obtain and read the Avaya
Technical Bulletins relevant to recent Essential Edition - PARTNER® Version software and hardware releases to ensure
that you are familiar with any changes to the equipment and software.
Quick installation instructions are contained in a separate document.

3.1 IP Office Manager

Installation and maintenance of Essential Edition - PARTNER® Version can be performed through telephone system TUI
commands described in the Avaya IP Office Essential Edition - PARTNER® Version Admin Guide. However the Manager
application provides a comprehensive and easy to use interface for installation and maintenance.
The IP Office Essential Edition - PARTNER® Version Admin Tool (Manager) is an application for viewing and editing an IP
Office system configuration. It is a tool meant primarily for system installers and maintainers. Manager runs on a
Windows PC and connects to the Essential Edition - PARTNER® Version control unit via the Ethernet LAN connection.
Office manager can be used to prepare user lists, permissions, group memberships and other administration tasks on the
telephone system. Manager has its own Administrator User Manual containing comprehensive user instructions.
CAUTION - Password
·
New IP Office systems use default security settings. These settings must be changed to make the system secure.
As a minimum, you should change the default Remote/Administrator Password. Failure to do so will render
the Essential Edition - PARTNER® Version system potentially insecure.
IMPORTANT
·
Manager is an off-line editor. It receives a copy of the current configuration settings for the Essential Edition -
PARTNER® Version system, from the control unit
back to the SD Card for those changes to become active. This means that changes to the active configuration in
the system that occur between Manager receiving and sending back the copy may be overwritten. For example
this may affect changes made by users through their phone or voicemail mailbox after the copy of the
configuration is received by Manager.
Manager is part of the IP Office Admin suite of programs. It is important to note that the software level of IP Office
Manager application is 2 higher than the software level of the IP Office system core software with which it is released. For
example IP Office Manager 8.0 is released with IP Office 6.0 core software.
When IP Office Manager is used with Essential Edition - PARTNER® Version, the PC running Manager is connected directly
to the IP Office control unit being installed or updated. IP Office Manager detects that a PARTNER® Version is present
and automatically starts in its Simplified mode designed to manage Essential Edition - PARTNER® Version.
It is important to note that the software level of IP Office Manager application is 2 higher than the software level of
the IP Office system core software with which it is released. For example IP Office Manager 8.0 was released with IP
Office 6.0 core software.
PARTNER® Version, Installation and Reference Manual
IP Office Essential Edition
Change Required
SD Card. Changes may be made to that copy and it is then sent
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