Converting An Ip Telephone To Vpn Ip Telephone; Downloading The Vpn Firmware - Avaya 4600 Series Administrator's Manual

Converting an IP Telephone to VPN IP Telephone

Use the following procedure and the telephone key pad to convert a non-VPNremote IP
telephone into a VPNremote telephone:
1. Allow the telephone to initialize and register with Communication Manager.
2. After the phone is registered, set the GROUP for each phone you want to upgrade to a VPN
IP telephone to 876. To initiate the GROUP command from the telephone key pad, press:
Mute 4-7-6-8-7 #
3. After the GROUP command is initiated, enter 8-7-6 # (V-P-N #) for the New value. Use
Page LEFT key to erase any errors.
4. Press # to save the new value.
Save new value?
* = no #=yes

Downloading the VPN firmware

Prior to configuring the VPNremote Phone, you must first install the VPNremote Phone firmware
on an existing internal TFTP server. Install the VPNremote Phone firmware files on the same
TFTP server that the existing IP telephones 2.3 firmware or higher.
Note:
The TFTP server should not be accessible from outside the enterprise network
Note:
without a VPN connection.
To download the firmware:
1. Verify that the file server is configured to upgrade the telephone firmware.
2. Copy the VPNremote Phone software files to the TFTP server. The VPNremote Phone
firmware files must be on the same TFTP server as the existing IP telephones firmware.
3. Create a new 46xxupgrade.scr file.
4. Add the following lines to the beginning of the new 46XXupgrade.scr file:
IF $GROUP SEQ 876 goto DEFVPN
GOTO NOVPN
# DEFVPN
GET 46xxvpn.scr
GOTO END
# NOVPN
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