Avaya 3631 [19/31] Initial configuration getting to dial tone

3631 Wireless Telephone Administrator Guide 19

Initial Configuration: Getting to Dial Tone

There are two main approaches to initial provisioning of the 3631 telephone:

• Open access point

1. This approach requires an AP with no security, broadcasting its SSID on the

network.

2. The phone automatically discovers this open AP via the 802.11 scanning process.

3. The user selects this AP from the ‘Nearby Networks’ menu on the telephone.

4. The phone associates with this AP, then proceeds to download all its

configuration information via DHCP and the 46xxsettings.txt file.

Note

This may involve transfer “in the clear” of the phone’s WiFi encryption key, since

46xxsettings.txt file data is not encrypted when it is sent over the network.

5. Once the phone is restarted, it is able to access secure APs using the configuration

information acquired via DHCP and the 46xxsettings.txt file.

• Secure access point

1. The phone is pre-configured with the minimum data required to access a secure

AP. This data may be entered manually through the telephone keypad or

downloaded in a 46xxsettings.txt file over a USB connection. See the next

section, “Minimal Configuration Data,” for more information.

2. The phone downloads its remaining configuration information over-the-air via

DHCP and the 46xxsettings.txt file.

Minimal Configuration Data

The following data is the minimum required for associating with an AP, accessing a

DHCP server, and accessing a file server from which to download the 46xxsettings.txt

file:

• SSID (WTSSIDP[1-3])

• Security Type (WTSECP[1-3])

• Encryption Type (ENCRYPTP[1-3])

• Encryption Key (WTKEYP[1-3])

• EAP Type (EAPTYPEP[1-3])—only required for Security Types, WPA-802.1X or

WPA2-802.1X

• Country (WTREGDOM)—only required if outside the United States.

• DHCP SSON—only required if using value other than 242

• File Server IP Address—required if not passed by DHCP