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50 Avaya 1600 Series IP Deskphones Installation and Maintenance Guide
Signaling Protocol Identifier
Note:
Note: This procedure is provided for future use only, and is not currently applicable to
Release 1.0.
Use the following procedure to set or change the Signaling Protocol Identifier. A valid SIG
Protocol Identifier is either 0 (default), 1 (H.323), or 2 (SIP).
Note:
Note: Perform this procedure only if the LAN Administrator instructs you to do so.
1. While the telephone is on-hook and idle, press the following sequence of keys on the
faceplate of the telephone:
Mute 7 4 4 (Mute S I G)
Note:
Note: Press the Mute button momentarily. Do not press this button while pressing other
keys/buttons.
The telephone displays the following text left-justified at the top of the display:
where protocol is the telephone’s signaling protocol (H.323, SIP, or default) corresponding
to the numeric identifier (1, 2, or 0).
2. To change the SIG value, press *.
Depending on the current value, the next sequential valid SIG value is selected and
displayed as the protocol. I.e., if the current value is SIP (2), pressing * changes the value to
0 (default). If the current value is H.323 (1), pressing * changes the value to 2 (SIP).
If a value different from the current Group value is entered, the telephone displays the
following text left-justified at the top of the display:
3. Press the * button to terminate the procedure, or the # button to save the new value. If you
press the # button, the telephone displays the following text:
The new value is saved. All telephones display the following text left-justified at the top of
the display:
SIG=protocol
*=change #=OK
Save new value?
*=no #=yes
New value
being saved
Restart phone?
*=no #=yes