ADTRAN IP 706 Administrator's Manual

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IP 700 Series Phone Administrator Guide Managing IP 700 Series Phones6AOSAG0001-31A Copyright © 2011 ADTRAN, Inc. 194. MANAGING IP 700 SERIES PHONESThere are multiple ways to manage ADTRAN IP 700 Series phones, each providing a differentmanagement approach. Choose the method that best suits your situation:• Password-protected administrator’s Web interface (Phone Manager) to view and change current settingson a single phone.• Phone’s user interface to view and modify current settings locally.• Configuration files to automatically download parameters upon phone startup and update firmware.• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to set a limited number of parameters including thelocation of configuration files.Administrators can choose to administer phones individually using the Web interface (refer to Using theAdministrator’s Web Interface on page 22). Configuring a large number of phones can be accomplished viaconfiguration files that automatically download at startup (refer to Automating Configuration on page 37).In certain situations, it may be necessary to set critical parameters manually using the phone’s userinterface (refer to Locating the IP Address of the Phone on page 22).Precedence of Parameter SourcesWhen building the set of phone parameters, it is possible to have multiple sources for the same parameter.Therefore, it is important to understand the order of precedence assigned to each source. The following listindicates this precedence:1. Parameters manually entered using either the phone’s user interface (Phone Settings) or via theadministrator’s Web interface (Phone Manager) have the highest priority and override parametersreceived from all other sources. Use Restore Factory Defaults on the phone or administrator’sWeb interface to clear all values that have been manually set using the Phone Settings menu.2. Parameters received in a configuration file override those received from DHCP and defaults.3. Parameters returned by DHCP (if it is enabled) override default settings.4. Default parameters are used if no other source is available.