Using basic rcs features – AASTRA Re-direction Services (RCS) User Guide EN User Manual
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Using Basic RCS Features
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4.
In the Enter field, enter a MAC address for the phone you are adding to the RCS, and click
. The MAC
address you entered appears in the MAC List field.
Note: If you enter an incorrect MAC address, the following displays in the Enter field:
.
Reenter a valid MAC address for the phone you want to add to the RCS.
If you entered an incorrect MAC address and clicked
, you can remove it from the MAC List by selecting
it and clicking
. To clear all MAC addresses from the MAC List, click
.
5.
If you need to add additional phones, repeat step 4 until you have entered all the phones required. If you are
adding a large number of phones to the RCS, you may want to stop here and use the procedure defined at
and Redirecting Multiple Phones Using a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) File”
on
6.
In the Server field, select the configuration server for which to redirect these phone(s). If your configuration server
is not in the list, see
“Adding a Configuration Server”
on
.
7.
(optional) In the Branding field, select the Branding file you want to load to these phones.
8.
(optional) In the Firmware field, select the firmware you want the RCS to apply to the phone(s) you are adding.
Notes:
1.This field allows the user to specify a firmware image that is loaded onto the phone by the RCS. If, for example,
you want to deploy the phones with the 2.4.0 firmware, you can select “2.4.0” from the list in the Firmware field.
If you select a later version of firmware to install then what is currently on the phone, the RCS automatically
upgrades the phone(s) to the firmware you select. The RCS performs the upgrade before the phone redirects to
the configuration server.
2.The RCS stores the firmware images which are supplied by Aastra Telecom. The Firmware field includes only offi-
cial supported releases beginning at Release 2.4.0.
3.If you do not want the RCS to provide firmware, select “None”.
9.
Click
to add the phone(s) and redirect it to the specified configuration server simultaneously.
10.
The Phones page displays. This page shows all IP phones including the phones you have just added, and also
shows the MAC addresses and configuration servers for each phone.
For more information on managing phones, see
.