Applies to VoipNow 3 and higher! |
This article explains how to set up a LG-NORTEL IP8815 phone terminal that will be used with the VoipNow phone provisioning module. These recommendations also apply if you happen to do this for the very first time.
Assuming that your phone is reset to the default configuration:
For more information on the physical installation steps, check the phone terminal's users guide provided by the vendor.
The phone network parameters are configured using the configuration menu displayed on screen. To access it, press the Settings button available in the right hand side of the phone keypad. You can use the soft keys and the dial pad to select menu items and input values.
If you want to change the phone language, take the following steps:
The phone will display Select your language
, allowing you to choose from a number of options. You can navigate through the list using the Next/Previous soft keys and select a language by pressing OK. The following message will be displayed on screen:
The value is modified. You need to reboot.
You will be able to choose if you want to reboot the device after each modified setting or only at the end of the configuration process.
Open the configuration menu again and select the first option by pressing the 1 key from the dial pad to configure the network parameters:
DHCP
and Static
. Choose one of them.If the administrator has set up DHCP
, select DHCP
and press the OK soft key on the phone pad. The phone will automatically receive an IP from the DHCP server and will reboot.
If the selected option is Static
, you must manually assign an IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, primary and secondary DNS.
Use the digits on the phone keypad to enter the address, the Clear soft key to delete an incorrect digit and, after dialing the entire IP address, the OK button to save it. The following message will be displayed on screen:
The value is modified. You need to reboot.
You will be able to choose if you want to reboot the device after each modified setting or only at the end of the configuration process. Select the second option.
Use the digits on the phone keypad to enter the netmask, the Clear soft key to delete an incorrect digit and, after dialing the entire IP address, the OK button to save it. The following message will be displayed on screen:
The value is modified. You need to reboot.
You will be able to choose if you want to reboot the device after each modified setting or only at the end of the configuration process. Select the second option.
Use the digits on the phone keypad to enter the gateway address, the Clear soft key to delete an incorrect digit and, after dialing the entire IP address, the OK button to save it. The following message will be displayed on screen:
The value is modified. You need to reboot.
You will be able to choose if you want to reboot the device after each modified setting or only at the end of the configuration process. Select the second option.
Use the digits on the phone keypad to enter the primary DNS address, the Clear soft key to delete an incorrect digit and, after dialing the entire IP address, the OK button to save it. The following message will be displayed on screen:
The value is modified. You need to reboot.
You will be able to choose if you want to reboot the device after each modified setting or only at the end of the configuration process. Select the second option.
Use the digits on the phone keypad to enter the secondary DNS address, the Clear soft key to delete an incorrect digit and, after dialing the entire IP address, the OK button to save it. The following message will be displayed on screen:
The value is modified. You need to reboot.
You will be able to choose if you want to reboot the device after each modified setting or only at the end of the configuration process. Select the second option.
The configuration of the secondary DNS address is optional. If you do not specify another address, then the default 0.0.0.0
will be used.
For the new values to be effective, you have to reboot the device.
After assigning the phone an IP address, you will be able to configure the device using the Web Manager. To do so, follow the next steps:
8000
, for example http://192.168.1.14:8000
The IP Phone Login page will be displayed.private
and the password is lip
.