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244 Nortel IP Softphone 2050
supply the original Windows CD-ROM so Windows can locate
the required drivers.
6 Install the IP Softphone 2050.
7 Configure the IP Softphone 2050 parameters. Click the Server
tab in the Settings window and choose one of the following
• To manually configure the IP Softphone 2050 parameters,
enter the IP address of the Signaling Server type, port
number, and retries.
•
For DHCP, select the check box beside Automatic (DHCP).
The IP address, Server type, port number, and retries are
automatically retrieved from the DHCP Server.
For more information about using partial DHCP, see Procedure
20 “Installing an IP Phone 2004 using DHCP” (page 116).
8 Click Apply.
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Installing or upgrading the IP Softphone 2050
Use the following options to obtain Version 1 and Version 2 software for
the IP Softphone 2050
• new installation—installing the IP Softphone 2050 for the first time
•
upgrade—upgrading the IP Softphone 2050 to the latest version
IP Softphone Version 1 and IP Softphone Version 2 can coexist on a PC,
although both versions cannot run at the same time.
After you install Release 3.0, you must remove previous versions of
software. License certificates issued for the IP Softphone 2050 work for all
minor version variations in the same major release. But when you plan a
major software upgrade, you must purchase new license certificates. For
information about upgrading to Release 3, see “Licenses” (page 220).
IP Softphone 2050 Release 3.1 supports remote installation, which
enables you to deploy the software without the need to install it on each
PC.
Before performing a new installation or an upgrade, check the version of IP
Softphone 2050 software.
ATTENTION
Before you upgrade an IP Softphone 2050, record the information found in the
Server window. You may require this information later.
Nortel Communication Server 1000
IP Phones Fundamentals
NN43001-368 02.07
5 February 2009
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