User's Manual
Avaya B179 SIP Conference Phone Installation and Administration Guide
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Changing the PIN
You must change the PIN code for Admin from the default setting to protect the settings.
Make a note of the new PIN code and keep it in a safe place. The administrator’s PIN code
can only be reset by a full factory reset!
Select Settings > Basic and click the Edit button on the Admin line.
Enter a new PIN.
The PIN code may consist a maximum of 8 digits.
Click on the Set and Save buttons.
REGISTERING AN ACCOUNT
The conference phone supports three accounts. The secondary and fallback accounts are
automatically used if the phone fails to register to the main account. If the phone fails to
register to the secondary or the fallback account, it tries to use the main account again.
To register your phone, you must have access to the account information and all
necessary settings that the SIP PBX requires.
See topic Settings > SIP for a detailed description of all settings.
Procedure
Under Main account, Click Yes at Enable account.
Enter the account information you have received.
Account name can be chosen freely and is the name or phone number you want to
appear in the phone display.
Leave the default values if you have no other information.
Select a method of NAT traversal if you have received this information.
Select a dierent transport protocol if you have received this information. See page 28
about using a secure transport protocol.
Save the settings by clicking the Save button.
The Avaya B179 responds by showing REGISTERING. If registration is successful, your selected
account name will appear at the bottom of the display screen next to a shaded square.
Media settings
Select a dierent codec priority, if you do not accept the default settings.
Select SRTP and SRTCP if you need a secure media protocol. Note that this also requires
a corresponding transport setting on the SIP tab.