1608 phone resetting to factory default
 

how to reset a 1608 phone back to factory default. once a 1608 has downloaded an extension from IP Office I find that the phone always remembers that extension even if you delete the extension from IP Office.

any suggestions would be helpful. Using IP Office 8.0 (53)

1608 phone resetting to factory default
 

Please note you do not have to reset the phone to make it change the extension number it logs into. You can log off the phone and log on with a different extension and it will remember that extension from then on.



Local Administrative Options
48 Avaya 1600 Series IP Deskphones Installation and Maintenance Guide

Reset System Values
Use the following procedure to reset all system va
lues and system initialization values except
AUTH and NVAUTH to the default values. It also
resets the 802.1X identity and password to the
default values.
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CAUTION:
CAUTION:
This procedure erases all static inform
ation except the extension number and
password, without any possibility of recovering the data.
1. While the telephone is on-hook and idle, press the following sequence of keys on the
faceplate of the telephone:
Mute 7 3 7 3 8 # (Mute R E S E T #)

Note:
Note:
Press the
Mute
button momentarily. Do not press this button while pressing other
keys/buttons.
The IP telephones display the following text left-justified at the top of the display:
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CAUTION:
CAUTION:
As soon as you press the
#
button, all static information except the extension
number and password will be erased, without any possibility of recovering the
data.
2. If you do not want to reset the system values, press
*
(no) and proceed to Step 4.
The following prompt displays on the top line:
3. Press the
*
button to continue without resetting the values and proceed to Step 4. Or, press
the
#
button to reset values to their defaults.
All telephones display the following text left-justified at the top of the display while the
system values are reset to defaults:
The telephone resets from the beginning of registration, which takes a few minutes.


4. If you do not reset the telephone, the telephone displays the following prompt:
5. Press the
*
key to terminate the procedure without restarting the telephone. Otherwise,
press
#
and perform the following Restart procedure.


To log off the phone so you can then log in with a different extension, please note this is different than hot desking:


Logoff
Use the following procedure to log off a telephone.
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CAUTION:
CAUTION:
Once a telephone is logged off, a password and extension might be needed to
log back on.
1. While the telephone is on-hook and idle, press the following sequence of keys on the
faceplate of the telephone:
Mute 5 6 4 6 3 3 # (Mute L O G O F F #)

Note:
Note:
Press the
Mute
button momentarily. Do not press this button while pressing other
keys/buttons.
2. After entry of the command sequence, the telephone unregisters from the call server. The
telephone display (and button module display,
if applicable) clears, then displays the
following prompt for subsequent login

pete

Pete is correct, and the phone is operating exactly as designed.

1608 phone resetting to factory default
 

Thanks Matt!