3Com V3000 ANALOG, Installation Manual

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Using Auto Discover for Initial System Configuration 113
4 Click
System-wide Settings > Auto Discovery
.
5 Select the check box for the device type you are configuring, and then
click
Apply . 3Com recommends that you Auto Discover one device type at
a time. For detailed information about each field, click the Help button on
the page.
Auto Discover Usage Notes
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If devices are on a different subnet from the NCP, you must enable IP
on the NCP (
System-wide Settings > IP Settings), and each device must
have IP configuration information. You can use DHCP to configure the
phones. The DHCP server can also be configured to provide the NCP IP
address through option 184. Or you can program IP settings into each
device using the dialpad. For devices that do not have a display panel,
such as the attendant console or the 3100 Basic Telephone, you can
use the Telephone Local Configuration Application, a Windows
program that is available on the Resource pack DVD. See the
NBX
Administrator’s Guide for DHCP information and for telephone local
programming instructions.
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It takes a few moments for the Auto Discover process and the
software download process to complete. The NCP initializes devices
one at a time. If you have connected many new devices to the system at
the same time, the Auto Discover process requires more time.
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A fully initialized telephone displays its extension and the date and
time. If there are no extensions available, the Auto Discover process
fails, and the telephone’s display panel continues to display the
telephone’s MAC address.
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If you are adding devices that do not have a display panel, such as
3100 Entry Telephones, connect the devices one at a time and then
refresh the
Telephone Configuration > Telephones list after you
connect a device to see the extension assigned to that device.
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Do not specify an Auto Discovery starting extension that begins with
zero (0) as that will cause the Auto Discover process to fail.
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If you are installing a 3Com Attendant Console, connect it after you
have discovered all of the telephones. The Auto Discover Attendant
Consoles process maps all existing telephone extension to the
Attendant Console.
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If you are adding licensed devices to the system, the devices will not
be discovered until you add the appropriate Group License to the