Spectralink 84-Series Series Wireless Telephones Administration Guide
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Spectralink recommends that you configure handsets using the centralized provisioning method.
However, you can also configure individual handsets using the handset
’s menu system,
accessible through the local user keypad interface, or you can configure select parameters by
using the Web Configuration Utility.
You will need to keep in mind that there is a hierarchy among the configuration methods and
settings. Using a higher-priority method will override settings you make using a lower-priority
method. The following lists all of the available ways to set features and settings for the
handsets. Spectralink strongly recommends becoming familiar with each of the configuration
methods.
Override files are maintained on the central provisioning server. See
for additional information on how precedence is used by the handsets.
Configuration Methods
You can make changes to the handset
’s configuration using any of the following configuration methods. Take note
that there is a precedence order among the configuration methods: changes made to settings using a higher-
priority method override settings made using a lower-priority method. Configuration changes are uploaded to the
handset as override files that remain active until you remove them or reset to default.
The precedence order for configuration parameter changes is as follows (highest to lowest priority):
Local handset user interface
Web Configuration Utility
Central Provisioning Server
Default values (if Null then the value will be obtained from a higher priority method.)
Each of these configuration methods is detailed in
Part III: Configuring Features
What are the resource files?
In addition to the software and configuration files, the handsets may require resource files in
order to use some of the advanced features.
Examples of resource files include:
Language dictionaries
Ringtones
Contact directories
Custom backgrounds
If you need to remove resource files from a handset at a later date - for example, if you are
giving the handset to a new user - you will have to apply factory default settings to that handset.
For instructions on how to reset your handset to factory default settings, see the
Spectralink
84-Series Deployment Guide
.
