Go with 5610 or 1608?

[mforrence]

We have a new opportunity approaching and, if I read Avaya right, the 5610 phones will be going away in the not too distant future. It's not that I've heard anything, but they're in the mood to consolidate products. We really haven't used the 1600 series yet. Should we leap to the 'new' phones or enjoy the auto labeling for a while more?
Mike

 

[tlpeter]

Me too, having rdp options to the showroom now.
Playing with a 9650 vpn phone now and calling to a softphone at that showroom

I like those 9600 series very much!


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[nzschooltech]

56xx phones have display based button labelling. So much better than 16xx where you have to write on a paper label and stick it on the phone. (Actually my phone is a 4620 rather than a 56xx equivalent but the same applies, it is so much nicer than a 1616 with LEDs next to the buttons that you have to work out what they mean)

 

[nzschooltech]

16xx phones can't set the system time manually. (I just discovered in the Manager Help file that I can set up a button on my phone to change the system time because the time server setting doesn't do anything... LOL ... but its not supported on 16xx phones)

Manually Setting the System Time

For IP Office systems without access to a time server, a number of methods to manually set the system time exist. These are available in the IP Office 4.1+. The following method is only supported on these phones: 2410, 2420, 4412, 4424, 4612, 4624, 4610, 4620, 4621, 5410, 5420, 5610, 5620, 5621, 6412, 6424. It is supported on any analog, T3, T3 IP or wireless (IP DECT, 3600, 3700 Series) phones.

 

[tlpeter]

The 1600 where not even working on 4.1 so that is why they do not appear in your help
It is supported to change the time on a 1608 or 1616.


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[TomMills]

16xx phones can't set the system time manually. (I just discovered in the Manager Help file that I can set up a button on my phone to change the system time because the time server setting doesn't do anything... LOL ... but its not supported on 16xx phones)"

No offense, but read up on what you are talking about rather than trashing it and then looking stupid.

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[amriddle01]

Before you flame him too much just because it mentions 4.1+ doesn't mean it's a 4.1 help file, see below from R6:

Manually Setting the System Time

For IP Office systems without access to a time server, a number of methods to manually set the system time exist. These are available in the IP Office 4.1+. The following method is only supported on these phones: 2410, 2420, 4412, 4424, 4612, 4624, 4610, 4620, 4621, 5410, 5420, 5610, 5620, 5621, 6412, 6424. It is supported on any analog, T3, T3 IP or wireless (IP DECT, 3600, 3700 Series) phones.

· Note: If the IP Office system that is still configured for automatic time updates (on by default), any manually set time and date will be overridden on the next automatic update. The use of automatic updates can be disabled by setting the System | System | Time Server IP Address to 0.0.0.1.


Still no mention of 16XX

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[TomMills]

i didn't mean that, perhaps i quoted too much of his post, but the the fact that he says the time server doesn't work because he's doing it wrong.

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[tlpeter]

Always check the knowledgebase too:

1408, 1416, 1608, 1616: System Administration 	        

Setting the Time


System Phone Only | 1408 | 1416 | 1608 | 1616

The process below can be used when the telephone system does not obtain the time and date automatically. If this process is used on a system that is obtaining its date and time automatically, the change may be applied temporarily but will then be overridden. 1.	Press the Features soft key if shown. 

•	To access the menu during a call, press the  right arrow key or press the  PHONE key and then press the Features soft key.
2.	Use the  up and down  arrow keys to scroll the display to the option Phone User. 

3.	Press the Select soft key or the OK button or the  right arrow key. 

4.	Use the  up and down  arrow keys to scroll the display to the option System Admin. If the option is not present then you may not have been configured as a system phone user by your system administrator. 

5.	Press the Select soft key. 
 
6.	Enter your security code (this is the same as your login code) and press the Done soft key. 

7.	Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll the display to the option Time. 

8.	Press the Select soft key or the OK button or the  right arrow key. The current time being used by the telephone system is displayed. 

9.	Enter the required time in 24-hour clock format:
•	Use either the * or # keys to enter the : separator. 
•	To delete the previous digit or character entered press the  left arrow key. 
10.	When a complete valid time has been entered, the display will confirm that by showing the Done soft key option. 

11.	To set the time as the new time to be used by the telephone system press the Done soft key.

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[TomMills]

ah, god bless the knowledgebase. i would almost certainly be unemployed without it.

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