Server - Avaya 2050 User Manual

Avaya 2050 IP Softphone Settings

Server

Use the Server dialog box to configure the connection between the
Avaya 2050 IP Softphone and your communications server and, if
applicable, the GXAS server. You can either use the default method
(DHCP) or manually specify an IP address.
To open the

Server

of the Settings window.
The following sections describe the Server settings:
• "Reset button" on page 84
• "Using IP addresses and DNS names" on page 85
• "Restoring defaults" on page 85
• "Resetting the connection" on page 86
Reset button
When you select the
resets immediately without any warning.
However, if you make a change to the settings and select
the phone indicates that a reset needs to take place. A warning message
appears—"Avaya 2050 IP Softphone must reset for the configuration
changes to be complete. Select Yes to reset now or select No if you plan
on resetting later". You can select
later.
Using DHCP
With Automatic (DHCP)
server addresses from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
server.
Note: To use DHCP, your Local Area Network (LAN) must include a
DCHP server. Contact your System Administrator to configure the
server with the correct IP address values.
84
dialog box, select
Reset button in the following procedures, the phone
Yes
enabled, the Avaya 2050 IP Softphone reads
Server from the list in the left pane
to reset now, or No, to defer it until
Apply or OK,