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GETTING STARTED
This chapter provides a general description of your VCX IP phone and describes the
steps you must complete to use your phone.
This chapter includes the following topics:
VCX IP Phone Overview
A VCX IP phone must be configured to work in an IP network. This means your IP
phone must be assigned an IP address before it can communicate with other VCX
phones and devices. Typically, your administrator assigns an IP address to your IP
phone during the installation process.
During the installation process, your administrator creates an account for you. This
account includes a telephone number and a voice mailbox. Your administrator also
assigns a password that associates your telephone number and a voice mailbox with
your account.
This chapter assumes that your administrator has either logged you in to your telephone
or has given you login instructions.
This guide describes the features available with your telephone, such as telephone
button functions, making and forwarding calls, and speed dialing. In addition, your
account includes a voice mailbox. Voicemail features are provided by 3Com IP
Messaging software. These features, such as listening to or sending messages, are
described in the IP Messaging guide associated with your messaging system. See
Additional Information Sources.
The settings on your telephone, including your extension, personal settings, and system
settings, may remain the same even when you move your telephone from one Ethernet
jack to another, as long as both Ethernet connections are part of the same network.
One of the benefits of a telephone configured with an IP address is mobility. Depending
on how your administrator has configured the VCX system, you may be allowed to
configure another VCX telephone in the system to duplicate your primary telephone
simply by logging in to the other telephone using your password (see Transferring Your
Telephone Settings to Another Phone).
VCX IP Phone Overview
Initial Voice Mailbox Setup
Configuration Options
Additional Information Sources
If you are logged in, the Display Panel on your telephone shows the current date and
time, the logged in icon, and your extension.
If you are not logged in, see Logging In to Your Telephone.
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