Hardware Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Before plugging in the 4600 Series IP Telephone, verify that all the hardware requirements are met. Failure to do so prevents the telephone from working and might have a negative impact on your network.

The following hardware is required for 4600 Series IP Telephones supporting H.323 to work properly.

NOTE: The recommended configuration is the latest PBX software and the latest IP telephone firmware. In the event your site does not have the latest PBX software, follow the recommendations in the table immediately following.


Media Server Release (H.323 only)	Avaya IP Telephone	IP Telephone Release	Notes
Avaya Communication Manager 1.3+	All telephones	R1.8+	Use the latest release.
Avaya Communication Manager 1.1, Avaya Communication Manager 1.2	All telephones except 4630	R1.8+	Use the latest release.
R10, Avaya Communication Manager 1.1, Avaya Communication Manager 1.2	4630	R1.74	Upgrade to Avaya Communication Manager Release 1.3 or later before installing R1.8 on 4630 Telephones.
R10	4606, 4612, 4624	R1.8+	The 4602 and 4620 are not supported.
R9.5	4606, 4612, 4624	R1.8+	The 4620, 4602, and 4630 are not supported. R1.5 is the minimum 4600 IP Telephone vintage.
R9	4612, 4624	R1.1	R1.1 is the only supported 4600 IP Telephone vintage.
R8.4	4612, 4624	R1.0	R1.0 is the only supported 4600 IP Telephone vintage.

SIP phones work with:

The Avaya Converged Communications Server (CCS) Release 3.0, which includes SIP Enablement Services (SES). Avaya Communication Manager is considered a “feature server” behind SES that provides Off-PBX Station (OPS) features.
The Cisco SIP Proxy Server Version 2.2.
VOCAL (Vovida Open Communications Application Library) proxy server Version 1.5.