Managing Ip 700 Series Phones; Precedence Of Parameter Sources - ADTRAN IP 706 Administrator's Manual

IP 700 Series Phone Administrator Guide
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MANAGING IP 700 SERIES PHONES

There are multiple ways to manage ADTRAN IP 700 Series phones, each providing a different
management approach. Choose the method that best suits your situation:
• Password-protected administrator's Web interface (Phone Manager) to view and change current settings
on a single phone.
• Phone's user interface to view and modify current settings locally.
• Configuration files to automatically download parameters upon phone startup and update firmware.
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to set a limited number of parameters including the
location of configuration files.
Administrators can choose to administer phones individually using the Web interface (refer to
Administrator's Web Interface on page
configuration files that automatically download at startup (refer to
In certain situations, it may be necessary to set critical parameters manually using the phone's user
interface (refer to Locating the IP Address of the Phone on page

Precedence of Parameter Sources

When building the set of phone parameters, it is possible to have multiple sources for the same parameter.
Therefore, it is important to understand the order of precedence assigned to each source. The following list
indicates this precedence:
1. Parameters manually entered using either the phone's user interface (Phone Settings) or via the
administrator's Web interface (Phone Manager) have the highest priority and override parameters
received from all other sources. Use Restore Factory Defaults on the phone or administrator's
Web interface to clear all values that have been manually set using the Phone Settings menu.
2. Parameters received in a configuration file override those received from DHCP and defaults.
3. Parameters returned by DHCP (if it is enabled) override default settings.
4. Default parameters are used if no other source is available.
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Managing IP 700 Series Phones

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