Locking/Unlocking The Phone - Mitel 6800 Series Administrator's Manual

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Mitel 6800 Series SIP Phone Release 4.2.0 SP2 Administrator Guide

CHANGING THE ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD

Use the following procedure to change the administrator password:

CONFIGURATION FILES

For specific parameters you can set in the configuration files, see Appendix A, the section,

"Password Settings"

LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE PHONE

A user or administrator can lock a phone to prevent it from being used or configured. Once the

phone is locked, the user or administrator can enter their password to unlock the phone.

You can lock/unlock a phone using the configuration files, the IP Phone UI, or the Mitel Web UI.

You can use any of the following methods to lock/unlock a phone:

Using the IP Phone UI at the path Options->Lock.

Using the Mitel Web UI via the path Operation->Phone Lock.

Using the configuration files to configure a softkey as "phonelock", and then pressing the

key to lock/unlock the phone.

Using the Mitel Web UI to configure a softkey as "Phone Lock", and then pressing the key

to lock/unlock the phone.

Note: All of the methods above configure locking/unlocking of the phone dynamically.

Once configured, the feature takes affect immediately. To unlock the phone, a user or

administrator must enter their password.

LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE PHONE USING THE IP PHONE UI

Use the following IP Phone UI procedure to lock/unlock an IP phone and prevent it from being

used or configured.

For the 6863i/6865i:

Lock the phone:

on the phone to enter the Options List.

2. Select Phone Lock.

The prompt, "Lock the phone?" displays.

3. Press Lock to lock the phone.

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