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VCX Telephone
Overview
Your VCX telephone must be configured to work in an IP network. This
means your phone must be assigned an IP address so it can communicate
with other VCX phones and devices. Typically, your administrator assigns
IP values, including an IP address, as part of the installation process.
During the installation process, your administrator creates an account for
you. This account includes a telephone number and a voice mailbox. Your
administrator also assigns a password that associates your telephone
number and a voice mailbox with your account.
This chapter assumes that your administrator has either logged you in to
your telephone or has given you login instructions.
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If you are logged in, the Display Panel on your phone shows the
current date and time, and your extension.
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If you are not logged in, see
Logging In to Your Telephone
.
This guide describes the features available with your telephone, such as
telephone button functions, making and forwarding calls, and speed
dialing. In addition, your account includes a voice mailbox. Voicemail
features are provided by 3Com IP Messaging software. These features,
such as listening to or sending messages, are described in the IP
Messaging guide associated with your messaging system. See
Additional
Information Sources
.
The settings on your telephone, including your extension, personal
settings, and system settings, remain the same even when you move your
telephone from one Ethernet jack to another, as long as both Ethernet
connections are part of the same network.
One of the benefits of a telephone configured with an IP address is
portability. Depending on how your administrator has configured the
VCX system, you may be allowed to configure another VCX phone in the
system to duplicate your primary phone simply by logging in to the other
phone using your password (see
Transferring Your Phone Settings to
Another Phone
).
Your VCX telephone can provide many features. Some of these features
are optional. Your administrator determines which features are available
for your telephone.
