The main devices we are dealing with here are obviously phones.
In these menu options we have, however, also gateways – these are devices which connect a phone system to the outside world, or at least to a telephone company. Gateway configuration is covered in the advanced section of this manual.
Phones
The Phone option shows the list of all phones configured.
It shows the serial number of the phone (this is usually the MAC address), the phone number and the model.
Click on any of the serial numbers or phone numbers to enter the editing screens for the phone settings.
It is important to note that you do not have to configure any phones in sipXecs.
This is an optional step – only configure phones here for which you want the device configuration automatically generated and sent to the phones. This automatic configuration generation and distribution is called “provisioning”.
If your desk phones are not supported by automatic sipXecs (not all models are), or you do not want the automatic provisioning to take place, do not configure phones here.
Adding a Single Phone
After you added a single user manually, you would have to add a single phone.
Display the list of phones by selecting the Devices > Phones menu option, then click on
the arrow next to Add New Phone … to the right. A list of phone models appears.
Select the model of your phone and you will end up on a screen for inputting serial number, description and groups: