Step 1: Access The Network; Step 2: Dhcp; Step 3: Vpn (Optional); Step 4: Download Files - Avaya one-X 9600 Series Administrator's Manual

Release 6.0 covering the 9608, 9611G, 9621G, and 9641G deskphones) provides a detailed
description of initialization (power-up and reset).

Step 1: Access the network

The telephone is appropriately installed and powered. After a short initialization process, the
telephone displays the speed at which it is connected to the network and determines whether to
initiate 802.1X network access procedures.

Step 2: DHCP

If an IP address has not been manually configured in the telephone, the telephone initiates
DHCP, as described in
telephone is the IP Address of the HTTP or HTTPS server.

Step 3: VPN (optional)

The telephone then determines whether to establish a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
connection. If yes, the telephone establishes a VPN tunnel as appropriate for its administration.

Step 4: Download files

The 9600 Series IP Deskphones can download configuration files, language files, and
certificate files from either an HTTP or HTTPS server, but they can only download software files
from an HTTP server. The telephone first downloads an upgrade configuration file, which tells
the telephone which software files it should use. The telephone then downloads a settings
configuration file, and based on those settings, it may then download language files and/or
certificate files. Finally, the telephone will download one or two new software files, depending on
whether or not the software in the telephone is the same as that specified in the upgrade file.
For more information about this download process and settings file, see
Software and Application

Step 5: Register with the call server

The call server referred to in this step is Avaya Aura Communication Manager.
In this step, the telephone might prompt the user for an extension and password. The telephone
uses that information to exchange a series of messages with the call server. For a new
DHCP and File Servers
Files.
Telephone Initialization Process
on page 55. Among other data passed to the
Chapter 6: Telephone
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