What's New In This Release - Avaya 1600 Series Installation Manual

1.1 What's New in this Release

This manual includes the following changes introduced in IP Office Release 11.0:
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Use of Auto-Create Requires a Default Password
When auto-create extensions is enabled, the system now requires a default phone password to be set. That
password is then assigned to all new extensions created by auto-create whilst it remains enabled.
o For R11.0.4.0 and higher system, the
allow auto-creation to be enabled.
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Extension Password Required When Creating a New User Extension
When creating a new user in the system configuration, IP Office Manager/IP Office Web Manager prompt whether
to also create a matching SIP or H323 extension. For this release the menu also prompts for the phone password
to be used with the new extension.
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Preferred Ports Control for Phone Firmware/Settings Download
Previously, IP phone requests to download their firmware, system settings and user data has been supported on a
range of ports that including those also used for IP Office system administration access. In this release, the system
can be configured to indicate to IP phones that they should use ports 411 and 8411 for their file requests.
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Block Default IP Phone Passcodes
Previously it has been possible to register some types of IP phone using default phone passwords such as 0000 or
matching the extension number. That behavior is now blocked by default on new systems and repeated attempts to
register with a default password may cause the extension to be
passwords is controlled through the system security configuration setting Block Default IP Phone Passcodes
(Security | General).
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46xxspecial.txt File Support
For systems using the auto-generated 46xxsettings.txt file, an option to add an additional manual file called
46xxspecials.txt is now supported. This is done using the NoUser source number ENABLE_46XXSPECIALS_TXT.
When enabled, the last line of the auto-generated settings files instructs IP phones to then read the settings in the
additional file. This can be used to add additional settings not included in the auto-generated file or to override
selected settings in the auto-generated file.
H323 Telephone Installation
IP Office™ Platform 11.0
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