Nortel IP Phone, reset to factory defaults
Resetting a Nortel IP phone just became a lot easier. Nortel has announced in their Unistim 3.0 documentation the ability to reset a Nortel IP phone to factory default settings. The following code is...
View ArticleNortel/Avaya UNIStim Table
The 2033 Conference phone firmware versions are approximations. I’m recreating this table from documentation, since Avaya doesn’t seem to care to keep such a thing current. I do have some old UNIStim...
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Avaya IP phones, registration procedure overview
This article provides an overview of the Avaya IP Phone registration procedure (for UNIStim IP Phones) When the phone is powered up, the following happens: NVRAM (non-volatile RA) is loaded, including...
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The E Model / Predicting the perceived quality of service with the R Value
NOTE: The source for this document is several years old and available free from the ITU. The latest version of this model (G.107) is available from the ITU for 77 CHF (Swiss Francs), which as of today...
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IP Phones ADAC, LLDP Boot Procedure
IP Phones LLDP/ADAC Boot Procedure All Avaya IP Phones, in factory default mode, are configured with ADAC/LLDP enabled. LLDP, or Link Layer Discovery Protocol (802.1ab), and ADAC, or Auto-Detection...
View ArticleAvaya QoS Management, Zone Bandwidth Strategy
Zone Bandwidth Strategy One of the things I run into regularly with deployments is an issue where the installer improperly configures the Zone Bandwidth Strategy. This information can be checked by...
View ArticleIP Phone registration process, a six part series
The IP Phone Registration process articles are some of the most visited articles on my personal blog. So when my employer began a new initiative asking employees to contribute content to the business...
View ArticleBehind the scenes, authoring a company blog post
Last week I talked about an overview of the registration process and the different phases for the Avaya IP Phone registration process. This week my contribution to the company blog covers the...
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IP Phone deployments, the power of DHCP and auto config
In my 3rd company blog article, I talked about DHCP and auto configuration via DHCP. There are fifteen different feature groups (IP Deskphones Fundamentals, NN43001-368, Appendix B: Provisioning the IP...
View ArticleCS1000- “FW authentication failure” and new UNIStim release
Issue When IP Phones enter a reboot loop, attempt to “upgrade”, fail, then reboot again, or When IP Phones enter a reboot loop, attempt to “upgrade”, fail with “FW authentication failure”, then reboot...
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