Polycom SpectraLink 8440, User Manual

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Before Using Your Handset
April, 2011 | 1725-36720-001_RevB 11
If your handset is not part of a large handset deployment, your handset might not be registered, in
which case it will not work. Contact your system administrator if your handset does not function
normally when you turn it on.
Normal Initialization Process
The handset cycles through several steps when you first power it up. Allow it to continue until you see
the Home screen and the registration icon in the status bar. You will see this sequence:
1 A facility logo displays for about 15 seconds.
2 The screen message displays: Starting application, press Cancel to interrupt . If you press the
Cancel soft key, the startup cycle is interrupted for administrative tasks. Do not press the Cancel
soft key unless directed by your system administrator.
3 The Home screen displays with the registration successful icon in the status bar ( ).
If registration fails, you will see an icon showing registration failed ( ). See Table 1: Status Bar
Icons for a summary of these icons. Power cycle the handset (turn the handset of and then back
on) if registration fails. Contact your system administrator if registration continues to fail after
several attempts.
Login Requirements
Two types of system environments are possible - assigned and shared - and which one your facility uses
determines how you log into the wireless telephone system. Contact your system administrator if you
are not sure which system environment is deployed.
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Assigned handsets If you have an assigned headset, your system administrator will give you
login credentials - the domain, a user name, and a password - that you will need to enter when
prompted to log in. With these login credentials, you can program your contacts and preferences
on your assigned handset.
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Once you have entered your credentials, turning the phone off and on again will not delete them,
and all calls made to/from the handset will be identified with your extension.
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Shared handsets With shared handsets, any handset can be used by anyone to perform basic
call functions. However, if you have login credentials you can program a handset with your own
preferences and contacts. This information is then associated with your login credentials and
stored as yours on the system server. You can log in with any handset and access all the settings
that you have previously programmed. When you log out or power down, the handset returns to
its generic state.
Users not having login credentials can use a generic handset for basic call functions, but most of the
features will not be available.