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 3.1 |
4601+, 4602+, and 4625SW |
R2.7 |
|
| Avaya Communication Manager 3.0 |
All telephones except 4601, 4602, 4602SW, and 4625SW |
R2.6 |
|
| 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. |
4600 Series IP Telephones supporting SIP need Avaya Converged Communications Server (CCS) Release 3.0, which includes SIP Enablement Services (SES), to work properly. Avaya Communication Manager is considered a “feature server” behind SES that provides Off-PBX Station (OPS) features.
