IP Phones

DHCP, IP Phones and Multiple VLANs

by Ross Kennedy August 15, 2008 Catalyst Tech Support

Scenario:  DHCP is needed to assign IP phones IP address.  The ports the phones will be plugged into will connect the IP phone and the PC, which will be plugged in to the back of the IP phone.

IP Phone Codes

by Doug Rogier July 17, 2008 Catalyst Tech Support

Avaya IP Phones in the 46xx and the 56xx series have features built in for administration of some features.  These codes are essential for good administration and moves.  They can be difficult to find, and understand exactly what is being accomplished.  Here is a list of the codes, and the description. Each code is preceded [...]

Gigabit Ethernet Adapter usage

by Doug Rogier June 26, 2008 Catalyst Tech Support

The Avaya Gigabit Ethernet Adapter for 4600 series IP Phones (p/n:700416985) has been a popular product lately.  The usage is a bit confusing due to a less than adequate manual that accompanies the product.  Lets review it’s purpose and how it can be implemented.

Discovery on IP Phones

by Doug Rogier June 25, 2008 Catalyst Tech Support

Discovery on an IP Phone is the equivalent to the Blue Screen of Death if the background information on what is going on is not available.  Fortunately it does not need to be that drastic.  Discovery simply means that something failed during the registration process.  Here is a breakdown of the Registration process and why [...]

IP Phones in Discovery

by Doug Rogier May 19, 2008 Catalyst Tech Support

Ever see an IP Phone that shows Discovery on the display followed by an IP Address?  This is indicative of bad communication between the IP Phone and the Gateway (IP Office in this scenario).  IP Office uses the H.323 protocol for communication, so this article will be based mainly on H.323, SIP will be different. [...]

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