Firmware Installation Information; Description; Installation Considerations; Installation Requirements - Mitel 6863i Administrator's Manual

Mitel 6800i Series SIP Phone Release 4.0.0 SP2 Administrator Guide

FIRMWARE INSTALLATION INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

The firmware setup and installation for the IP phone can be done using any of the following:
• Phone User Interface via the keypad (Phone UI)
• Mitel Web-based user interface (Mitel Web UI)
When the IP phone is initialized for the first time, DHCP is enabled by default. Depending on
the type of configuration server setup you may have, the IP phone may download a firmware
version automatically, or you may need to download it manually.

INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS

The following considerations must be made before connecting the IP phone to the network:
• If you are planning on using dynamic IP addresses, make sure a DHCP server is enabled
and running on your network.
• If you are not planning on using dynamic IP addresses, see Chapter 4, the section,
figuring Network Settings Manually"
To install the IP phone hardware and cabling, refer to the <Model-Specific> SIP IP Phone
Installation Guide.

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

The following are general requirements for setting up and using your SIP IP phone:
• SIP-based IP PBX system or network installed and running with a SIP account created for
the IP phone
• Access to a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Hypertext
Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server, or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) (HTTPS)
• Ethernet/Fast Ethernet LAN (10/100 Mb) (Gigabit Ethernet LAN [1000 Mbps] recommended
for Gigabit Ethernet compliant phones)
• Category 5/5e straight through cabling (Category 6 straight-through cabling recommended
for Gigabit Ethernet compliant phones)
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on page 4-20 for manually setting up an IP address.
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