3Com VCX Connect Installation And Configuration Manual page 41

Table 4 VCX Basic Configuration Steps (continued)
Step
7 Examine the default Type Of
Service (TOS) configurations
supplied with VCX software.
8 Examine the default Class Of
Service (COS) configurations
supplied with VCX software.
9 Examine the default dial
plans supplied with VCX
software.
10 Configure emergency
services.
11 Create one or more phone
profiles.
12 Add Telephone Extensions
13 Add users.
14 Assign a phone to each user. Phone assignment involves specifying which
15 Configure each telephone
through its Local User
Interface (LUI).
Purpose
A TOS determines the features available on a
VCX telephone (for example, call forwarding)
and the default button mapping available on
VCX Business and Manager's telephones. If
the supplied TOS configurations do not meet
your needs, you can modify the existing
configurations or create new ones.
A COS determines what phone numbers a
user is allowed to either call or receive. If the
supplied COS configurations do not meet
your needs, you can modify the existing
configurations or create new ones.
Each dial plan includes a set of dial rules. The
dial rules determine the length and allowed
digits a user can dial to make a call. If the
supplied dial plans and dial rules do not meet
your needs, you can modify the existing plans
and rules or create new ones
Emergency services are used to determine the
location of a caller who has dialed the
emergency number.
A phone profile includes a set of attributes
(for example, a dial plan, a Class of Service, as
well as voicemail and Music on Hold access
numbers) that are common to all phones that
use the profile.
Configuring a telephone extension includes
specifying the extension number, password,
and phone profile.
Each user configuration includes address
information, phone settings (the language
and font size used on the phone LCD), and
data the user needs to access the VCX User
web interface.
telephone extension is to be used by each
telephone user.
Programs the phone with an extension and
specifies the IP addresses of the primary and
secondary Call Processors.
IP Telephony Configuration
Related Section in the
VCX Administration Guide
(Revision AJ)
Configuring Type of Service
Page 73
Configuring Class of Service
Page 65
Configuring Dial Plans
Page 254
Configuring Dial Rules
Page 258
Configuring Emergency Services
Page 129
Managing Phone Profiles
Page 83
Managing Phone Extensions
Page 95
Configuring User Profiles
Page 56
Note: These instructions are for
adding individual users. To add a
number of users at one time, see
"Adding Users" later in this
document.
Managing Phone Extensions
Page 95
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