Managing Ip 700 Series Phones; Precedence Of Parameter Sources - ADTRAN IP 700 Series Administrator's Manual

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IP 700 Series Phone Administrator Guide

MANAGING IP 700 SERIES PHONES

There are multiple ways to manage ADTRAN IP 700 Series phones, each providing a different

management approach. Choose the method that best suits your situation:

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Password-protected administrator's Web interface (Phone Manager) to view and change current

settings on a single phone.

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Phone's user interface to view and modify current settings locally.

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Configuration files to automatically download parameters upon phone startup and update firmware.

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to set a limited number of parameters including the

location of configuration files.

Administrators can choose to administer phones individually using the Web interface (refer to Using the

Administrator's Web Interface on page 22). Configuring a large number of phones can be accomplished via

configuration files that automatically download at startup (refer to Automating Configuration on page 35).

In certain situations, it may be necessary to set critical parameters manually using the phone's user

interface (refer to Locating the IP Address of the Phone on page 22).

When building the set of phone parameters, it is possible to have multiple sources for the same parameter.

Therefore, it is important to understand the order of precedence assigned to each source. The following list

indicates this precedence:

1. Parameters manually entered using either the phone's user interface (Phone Settings) or via the

administrator's Web interface (Phone Manager) have the highest priority and override parameters

received from all other sources. Use Restore Factory Defaults on the phone or administrator's

Web interface to clear all values that have been manually set using the Phone Settings menu.

2. Parameters received in a configuration file override those received from DHCP and defaults.

3. Parameters returned by DHCP (if it is enabled) override default settings.

4. Default parameters are used if no other source is available.

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