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Most IP phones have an innumerable amount of settings. We will not go into describing all of the settings of specific phone models here. Rather we show how this works for specific settings in sipXecs.
Click on any of the serial numbers or phone numbers on the phone list, and select one of the setting options to the left. Below the Basic Settings screen is shown.
You can change any of the settings here, then click Apply or OK at the bottom of the screen.
Most screens hide less-frequently advanced settings. Click on the Show Advanced Settings link at the top right corner of the screen to show these hidden options.
When you are done with all settings changes, go back to the tab Identification at the top, and then click Send Profiles as described above to move the settings over to the actual phone.
Phone Groups
All of the settings can also be set on phone groups. When they are set on groups, all phones of the groups take on these settings.
Group settings are linked, i.e. if you have defined a group and have created several phones based on this group, then change a group setting, each phone in the group will get the new setting. (Note that you have to use the Send Profiles button to actually deploy the changes via provisioning to the phones).
You can override group settings by changing individual settings on a phone.
Here is an example of an installation with two groups for two different phone models of the manufacturer snom:
When you click the Add Group button to add a new group, you will have to enter a name and description. Click OK returns you to the list of groups.
Click on any of the group names in the list to edit the settings. You first will be presented with a long list to enter the phone model:
Selecting the model applicable the phone group brings you to the settings screens applicable for that type of phone.
This setup implies that each phone group must represent one single specific phone model. That is also the purpose of these groups – specifying settings for all phones of a certain type.
The settings here are the same as for individual phones.
Most settings are chosen by the sipXecs system in such a way that the phone work optimally with the system. There is no need to change much.
Specifically, you do not need to change settings for the phone number or user names – they are being automatically taken from the user associated with each phone.