Adding same extension to Spectralink 8440 to an Avaya 9608SIP Station

[jvc57]

Has anyone been successful in adding the same extension on a Spectralink 8440 phone with a primary Avaya 9608SIP station.
Right now I'm using up a primary number on the Avaya side and bridging the spectralink extension to the desktop Avaya phone.

Also has anyone been able to put 2 exten numbers on a Spectralink 8440 Sip phone?
Thanks Joe

 

[kyle555]

How are you "bridging the spectralink extension to the avaya phone"?

If the 8440 is SIP, it likely doesn't support "advanced sip telephony" which is how Avaya packages up features and keys for sip endpoints.

That means, at the most basic level, the 8440 supports the open SIPPING 19 feature set, of which avaya's bridged appearances are not included - so brdg-appr keys will never populate to the 8440.

You've got options. Maybe set max simultaneous devices in Session manager to 2 for that extension and have the deskphone and 8440 use the same extension - that would let them both ring at the same time.

Or, use a different extension for the 8440 and have coverage/ec500 to the spectralink.

At any rate, what exactly is the interaction you want between the desk phone and wireless phone? It can probably be done.

Here are the interop notes. In particular, your use case is not covered That's most likely because of the whole SIPPING19 vs Avaya Advanced SIP stuff. You probably wish now that you had an old H323 Spectralink that ran Avaya firmware.

http://support.spectralink.com/sites/default/files/resource_files/spectra8400SM63.pdf

 

[jvc57]

Hi Kyle,
First of all Thanks for your quick response much appreciate it!!
What I've been doing is setting the Spectralink with the primary number for the user and create a non DID number for the Avaya SIP endpoint set button 1,2,3, as the Bridged appearance & with the Spectralink Exten I set button 4,5,6 as the call appearance. Aesthetic for the user.

I also tried configuring Session/System manager as an MDA Max 2 or 3 but what happens is when you log on to either of the phones the other logs off. UGH!!!!!

We do use the EC500 feature set for use with the old Nortel system in which works for the most part but user needs to let the Nortel Desktop ring 1 x before answering or they will get no talk path on the call. Will check the link.
Thanks again Kyle!!

 

[gwebster]

Try logging two 9608 onto that MDA extension. If logging one in logs the other out, then you have not configured MDA correctly.

 

[jvc57]

Thanks gwebster!
I should of stated that in my response when Configuring MDA phones with any Avaya desktop SIP endpoint there are no issues just when you introduce the spectralink. Thanks again for your response! Joe

 

[kyle555]

I don't get it. For whatever reason, this whitepaper says it's supported across many phones - even non-AST ones like the 1100s, but I guess it doesn't work with your Spectralink if it isn't explicitly defined as doing so...

https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/101013883

I'd say stick with what you've done and run with it!