Avaya i2050 Installation Guide

IP Software Phone 2050 Installation Guide

BCM4.0

Business Communications Manager

Document Status: Standard
Document Version: 05
Part Code: N0022555
Date: June 2006

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Task List

To install the USB Audio Headset .................................................................................17

To install using the IP Software Phone 2050 CD ..........................................................18

To install using Business Communications Manager ....................................................18

To install the QoS Packet Scheduler .............................................................................20

To install the IP 2050 Software Phone QoS Service using the

IP Software Phone 2050 CD .........................................................................................20

To install the IP 2050 Software Phone QoS Service using the

Business Communications Manager .............................................................................20

To start the configuration utility using the Control Panel ...............................................21

To start the configuration utility using the Start menu ...................................................21

To start the configuration utility within the application ...................................................21

To register your IP Software Phone 2050 on a

Business Communications Manager system.................................................................30

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Contents

Chapter 1

Getting started with the IP Software Phone 2050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Symbols used in this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

How to get help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 2

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 3

Installing the IP Software Phone 2050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Minimum PC requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

USB Audio Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing the USB Audio Headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

USB FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Optional In-Use indicator (not provided with kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installing the IP Software Phone 2050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Additional installation steps for Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

IP Software Phone 2050 Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Sound Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

USB Headset Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Hardware ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Advanced Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Listener IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Accessing the IP Software Phone 2050 help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Registering the IP Software Phone 2050 on Business Communications Manager . . . 30

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Chapter 4

IP Software Phone 2050 interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Primary User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

System Tray Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Local Directory Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Chapter 1

Getting started with the IP Software Phone 2050

This guide describes how to install the Nortel IP Software Phone 2050. Review this guide before
installing, upgrading, or modifying the IP Software Phone 2050.

This guide also contains information regarding the Nortel USB Audio Kit.

This guide is intended for the person installing the IP Software Phone 2050 and assumes that the
Communications Server is installed and initialized.

Symbols used in this guide

This guide uses these symbols to draw your attention to important information:

Caution: Caution Symbol
Alerts you to conditions where you can damage the equipment.

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Acronyms

This guide uses the following acronyms:

ACD Automatic Call Distribution
DHCP Dynamic Host Control Protocol
DNS Domain Name Service
IP Internet Protocol
LAN Local Area Network
NIC Network Interface Card
QoS Quality of Service
TPS Terminal Proxy Server

Warning: Warning Symbol
Alerts you to conditions where you can cause the system to fail or work improperly.

Note: Note/Tip symbol
Alerts you to important information.

USB Universal Serial Bus
WAN Wide Area Network

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Related publications

Refer to the Keycode Installation Guide provides additional information about configuring and

using IP telephones.

After you have successfully installed the IP Software Phone 2050, you can access the IP Software
Phone 2050 help system. This help system describes how to use and configure the IP Software
Phone 2050.

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How to get help

This section explains how to get help for Nortel products and services.

Getting Help from the Nortel Web site

The best way to get technical support for Nortel products is from the Nortel Technical Support
Web site:

http://www.nortel.com/support

This site provides quick access to software, documentation, bulletins, and tools to address issues
with Nortel products. More specifically, the site enables you to:

• download software, documentation, and product bulletins

• search the Technical Support Web site and the Nortel Knowledge Base for answers to
technical issues

• sign up for automatic notification of new software and documentation for Nortel equipment

• open and manage technical support cases

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Getting Help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center

If you don’t find the information you require on the Nortel Technical Support Web site, and have a
Nortel support contract, you can also get help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center.

In North America, call 1-800-4NORTEL (1-800-466-7835).

Outside North America, go to the following Web site to obtain the phone number for your region:

http://www.nortel.com/callus

Getting Help from a specialist by using an Express Routing Code

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http://www.nortel.com/erc

Getting Help through a Nortel distributor or reseller

If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel product from a distributor or authorized
reseller, contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller.

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