Clear Procedure

Sometimes, you might want to remove all administered values, user-specified data, and option settings. Essentially, you want to return a telephone to its initial “clean slate” or out of the box condition. This is usually done when passing a telephone to a new, dedicated user when the LOGOFF option is not sufficient. For example, a new user is assigned the same extension, but requires different permissions than the previous user.

The CLEAR option erases all administered data--static programming, file server and call server programming, and user settings including Contact button labels and locally programmed Feature button labels, and restores all such data to default values. The CLEAR option does not affect the software load itself. If you have upgraded the telephone, the telephone retains the latest software. Once you have cleared a telephone, you can administer it normally.

CAUTION: This procedure erases all administered data, without any possibility of recovering the data.

Use the following procedure to clear the telephone of its administrative, user-assigned and options values.

1. When you select CLEAR from the Craft Local Procedure Screen, the telephone displays the prompt "Press Clear again to confirm."
2. If you do not want to clear all values, press Cancel to terminate the procedure and retain the current values. Press Clear to clear all values to their initial default values.

The telephone displays the following text:

The telephone is cleared to its “out of the box” state, resetting the following values to their factory defaults:

• All system values and system initialization values.
• 802.1X identity and password.
• User options, parameter settings, identifiers and password.
• Any user data like Contact Lists or Call Logs are deleted.

After clearing the values, the telephone resets.