Installing And Programming The Advantage Ip Executive For Remote Working; Step 1 Cabling; Step 2 Power; Step 3 Starting The Phone - Eircom Advantage Installation Manual

2.2 Installing and Programming the Advantage IP Executive for Remote
working

Step 1 Cabling

Connect the LAN port of the phone to the broadband router using the straight Ethernet cable.

Step 2 Power

Connect the plug top power supply to the DC Power socket on the phone and to the electrical mains.
The phone displays the message:
Advantage IP Phone
Booting.....
* * Please Wait

Step 3 Starting the phone

The phone displays the message:
Connecting to
DHCP server
Please Wait ...
While this message is being displayed the phone will attempt to obtain an IP address automatically from a
DHCP server. DHCP is the Dynamic Host Control Protocol that is commonly used to assign IP addresses
automatically on a network. There is usually a DHCP server present in the broadband router. When the
phone has received its IP address it proceeds to step 4.
(Note: If there is no DHCP server present, you must manually program the IP address and subnet
mask of the phone and the Internet gateway.
-In this event the phone will display a message 'Could not connect to DHCP server' and you must
press the Menus key.
-Under the menu option 'Local IP Params' select the option 'DHCP client', and disable it and press
set.
-Under the menu option 'Change IP Address' type in the IP address of the phone and press set.
-Similarly set the subnet mask and the IP address of the Internet gateway.
-Press Back and Exit to get to the next step in the process)

Step 4 Running the Installation wizard

The phone displays the message:
Press Start to run
Installation Wizard
Pressing the start button will begin to step through the installation wizard.
* *
Start
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