Avaya C420 User Manual
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These Application Notes describe a compliance-tested configuration comprised of Plantronics
Blackwire C420 Headsets with Avaya IP Softphone, Avaya IP Agent, Avaya one-X®
Communicator and Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager. The Blackwire C420 Headset
lets professionals enjoy clear PC audio. It is designed for extended wear.
Information in these Application Notes has been obtained through DevConnect compliance
testing and additional technical discussions. Testing was conducted via the DevConnect
Program at the Avaya Solution and Interoperability Test Lab.
Avaya Solution & Interoperability Test Lab
Application Notes for Plantronics Blackwire C420 Headsets
with Avaya IP Softphone, Avaya IP Agent and Avaya oneX® Communicator - Issue 1.1
Abstract
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1. Introduction
These Application Notes describe the configuration steps required for Plantronics Blackwire
C420 Headsets with Avaya IP Softphone, Avaya IP Agent, Avaya one-X® Communicator and
Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager. The Blackwire C420 Headset lets professionals enjoy
clear PC audio. The Blackwire C420 Headset employs simple plug-and-play USB connectivity
to the PC.
1.1. Interoperability Compliance Testing
Avaya’s formal testing and Declaration of Conformity is provided only on the headsets/handsets
that carry the Avaya brand or logo. Avaya may conduct testing of non-Avaya headset/handset to
determine interoperability with Avaya phones. However, Avaya does not conduct the testing of
non-Avaya headsets/handsets for: Acoustic Pressure, Safety, Hearing Aid Compliance, EMC
regulations, or any other tests to ensure conformity with safety, audio quality, long-term
reliability or any regulation requirements. As a result, Avaya makes no representations whether a
particular non-Avaya headset will work with Avaya’s telephones or with a different generation
of the same Avaya telephone.
Since there is no industry standard for handset interfaces, different manufacturers utilize
different handset/headset interfaces with their telephones. Therefore, any claim made by a
headset vendor that its product is compatible with Avaya telephones does not equate to a
guarantee that the headset will provide adequate safety protection or audio quality.
The interoperability compliance test included feature and serviceability testing. The feature
testing focused on placing calls to and from Avaya IP Softphone, Avaya IP Agent and Avaya
one-X Communicator using Plantronics Blackwire C420 Headsets and verifying good talk path
in both directions. The type of calls made included calls to voicemail, to internal extensions and
to the PSTN.
The serviceability testing focused on verifying the usability of Plantronics Blackwire C420
Headsets after restarting the Avaya softphone applications, disconnecting and reconnecting the
Headsets and rebooting the PC.
1.2. Support
For technical support and information on Plantronics headsets, contact Plantronics at:
Phone: 800-544-4660 (toll free), +1 831-426-5858 (International)
Website: http://www.plantronics.com/north_america/en_US/support/
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2. Reference Configuration
Figure 1 illustrates the test configuration used to verify the Plantronics solution. The
configuration comprised of an Avaya S8510 Server running Avaya Aura™ Communication
Manager and an Avaya G650 Media Gateway with connections to the following: an Avaya 9640
IP Telephone and an ISDN-BRI trunk to the PSTN. Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager
Messaging was used as the voicemail system. Avaya IP Softphone, Avaya IP Agent and Avaya
one-X Communicator were installed on three desktop PCs respectively, each having a
Plantronics Blackwire C420 Headset attached to the USB Port of the desktop PC. The Avaya
C364T-PWR Converged Stackable Switch provides Ethernet connectivity to the Avaya Server,
Media Gateway, desktop PCs and IP telephone.
Figure 1: Test Configuration
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3. Equipment and Software Validated
Equipment
Software
Avaya S8510 Server
Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager
5.2.1 (R015x.02.1.016.4)
with Service Pack (02.1.016.4-17959)
Avaya G650 Media Gateway
TN2312BP IP Server Interface
TN799DP C-LAN Interface
TN2302AP IP Media Processor
HW07, FW049
HW01, FW034
HW20, FW120
Avaya IP Softphone running on Microsoft
Windows XP Professional SP3 (32-bit) PC
R6.0 SP7
(6.01.93)
Avaya IP Agent running on Microsoft
Windows Vista Business SP2 (32-bit) PC
R7.0 SP8
(7.0.38.124)
Avaya one-X Communicator running on
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (32-bit) PC
5.2
(5.2.0.16)
Avaya 9640 IP Telephone
3.1.1 (H.323)
Avaya C364T-PWR Converged Stackable
Switch
4.5.18
Plantronics Blackwire C420 Headsets
USB Version 58
Plantronics Unified Runtime Engine
2.0.31611.1
Plantronics Control Panel
2.0.31611.1
The following equipment and software were used for the sample configuration provided:
4. Configure Communication Manager
The following sections show the relevant configuration screens for Communication Manager.
The screen shots included in this section focused only on the configuration of the station and ipcodec-set forms. The configuration is performed via the System Access Terminal (SAT) on
Communication Manager.
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4.1. Configure Station for Avaya IP Softphone or Avaya one-X
add station 10023 Page 1 of 6
STATION
Extension: 10023 Lock Messages? n BCC: 0
Type: 2420 Security Code: 12345 TN: 1
Port: X Coverage Path 1: COR: 1
Name: IP Softphone Coverage Path 2: COS: 1
Hunt-to Station:
STATION OPTIONS
Time of Day Lock Table:
Loss Group: 2 Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Data Option: none Message Lamp Ext: 10023
Speakerphone: 2-way Mute Button Enabled? y
Display Language: english Expansion Module? n
Survivable COR: internal Media Complex Ext:
Survivable Trunk Dest? y IP SoftPhone? y
IP Video Softphone? n
Customizable Labels? Y
Communicator
Use the add station n command, where n is an available extension in the dial-plan. To create a
station to be used by Avaya IP Softphone or Avaya one-X Communicator, the following
information should be provided:
Type: The IP Telephone type that will be emulated. In this compliance testing, the type
was set to 2420.
Security Code: Password used by Avaya IP Softphone or Avaya one-X Communicator
to log in.
Port: Set to X to administer the station without hardware.
IP SoftPhone?: y
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