Differences Between 9600 Series and 4600 Series IP Telephones

Review this section if you administer both 4600 and 9600 Series IP Telephones. Signaling 46!! Series IP Telephones can use ".#$# or SIP for telephony si%nalin%. 96!! Series IP Telephones only use ".#$#. SIP related administration of 96!! telephones is neither necessary nor relevant. Avaya Co !nication "anager #elease $ 46!! telephones are supported prior to &ommunication 'ana%er Release #.0. The 96!! telephones are not officially supported prior to Release #.0. D%CP & SS'( 46!! telephones use (ption )*6 as the default +"&P Site Specific (ption ,umber -SS(,./ 96!! telephones use (ption $4$. )pgrade Script The up%rade script files have different names and content -046!!up%rade.scr1 versus 096!!up%rade.t!t1.. *ile Servers 46!! telephones can use either T2TP or "TTPS servers as file servers3 for e!ample3 to download new phone firmware3 up%rade script files3 or settin%s files. 96!! telephones only use "TTP or "TTPS. Bac+!p 46!! telephones use 2TP as the protocol to create and access bac4up files. 5sers can specify uni6ue bac4up server addresses3 bac4up directories3 2TP 5ser I+s3 and 2TP 5ser Passwords. 96!! telephones use "TTP as the protocol to create and access bac4up files3 and users have no options to chan%e bac4up parameters. 96!! telephones use the settin%s file parameter 7R5RI to identify the bac4up file site. Bac+!p *ilena es 8!cept for the 96)03 96!! telephones store their bac4up files with titles that do not include the model number3 for e!ample3 1234_96xxdata.txt vs. 1234_4610data.txt or 1234_4620data.txt. 9hile the 96)0 never 0bac4s up1 data3 for consistent terminolo%y with other 9600 Series IP Telephones3 we use the term 0bac4up file1 to describe the 96)0 administration file which uses names li4e 1234_9610data.txt. The telephone e!tension number is always included in the bac4up filenames. In these e!amples3 1234 denotes the e!tension. Bac+!p *ile Content 8!cept for the 96)03 bac4up file contents are %enerally the same3 e!cept that the 96!! &ontacts data is stored as: AB,(A"-mmm = label AB,()"B-#mmm = telephone number AB,T.P-mmm = entry type

where mmm is 00/ to 010. ; %iven &ontact entry in the 96!! 7ac4up file must have both name and number to be valid. Type is optional and not applicable for Releases ).0 and ).). AB, stands for 0;ddress 7oo413 the ori%inal &ontacts application name. See Special ;dministration for the 96)0 for bac4up file content information. Settings *ile ;lthou%h both 46!! and 96!! telephones use the 46!!settin%s file3 the 96!! uses the followin% new parameters: A"AD"I( to get the ;vaya'enu;dmin.t!t file for ; -;<;=;. 'enu 9'> applications A)DAS.S3 A)DI'-(23 A)DI'ST%D3 and A)DI'ST%S controls audio alertin%3 audio environment selection3 and headset?handset sidetones B#)#I to specify a 5RI to place the bac4up file/ set as the path of the file server where the bac4up file resides -supported by 46!! telephones as of Release $.@ in 2ebruary $00*. %TTPDI# to specify a subdirectory path on the "TTP server -supported by 46!! telephones as of Release $.@ in 2ebruary $00*. 3A(40STAT3 3A(45*I3-3 and 3A(4S.S control lan%ua%e file selection and available lan%ua%e files 3A(43A#4-*'(T to specify which of the selected lan%ua%e files can appear in a lar%er font siAe "S4()" for voice mail access 6"3%'"- to access the browser on all 9600 Series IP Telephones e!cept the 96)0 6"3S"A33 to specify the "ome pa%e for the 96)0 IP Telephone 9eb browser ;ny 46!! telephone receivin% these 96!! specific parameters i%nores them. I#7S"TP 96!! telephones do not support Infrared -IR. or Simple 'essa%e Transport Protocol -S'TP.3 so any such 46!! administration is i%nored. 3ocal Ad inistration The 46!! B(S3 &TI3 and ;>8RT >ocal Procedures are not supported by the 96!! telephones. ;lso3 there is no indication of IR interfaces in the I,T >ocal Procedure. 3ang!age ;s of Release ).)3 96!! IP Telephones allow lan%ua%e administration3 which was enhanced in subse6uent releases. ,ote that 4600 Series and 9600 Series IP Telephones mi%ht not support the same lan%ua%es3 and the lan%ua%e files differ between the two telephone series. S("P & "IBs ;lthou%h both 46!! and 96!! telephones support S,'P v$c and have custom 'ana%ement Information 7ases -'I7s.3 the 'I7s are formatted somewhat differently. ,ote that as of Release ).)3 S,'P is disabled by default in both IP Telephone series. ;dministrators must initiate S,'P by settin% the S,'P;++ and S,'PSTRI,C system values appropriately.

6ide8and Codecs 96!! telephones support C.*$$ -wide band. codecs3 unli4e 46!! telephones. *eat!re B!tton Ad inistration ;lthou%h 96!! telephones do not re6uire administration of the followin% feature buttons3 the user e!perience is enhanced if the followin% is administered: &onference +isplay3 Selective &onference Party 'ute3 Send ;ll &alls -S;&.3 +irectory3 8&D003 &all 2orward3 etc.