What’s New in Manager in Release 9.1

As Web Manager continues to evolve into the primary management tool for IP Office, the configuration field descriptions will be migrated from the Manager application. This section lists the Manager changes in 9.1.

SIP Line Simplification

SIP Line configuration parameters have been reorganized. The standard line tabs now contain only those parameters that are commonly used for most deployment scenarios. A new SIP Advanced tab and a new SIP Engineering tab now contain the less common configuration parameters, usually reserved for expert users and support personnel. See SIP Line.

SIP Line Silence Suppression

The SIP Line | Advanced tab now contains a Send SilenceSupp=Off check box. This is used for the G711 codec. When checked, the silence suppression off attribute is sent in SDP on this trunk.

IP DECT Line Resiliency

The IP DECT Line | Gateway tab now contains configuration fields for Enable Resiliency.

If resiliency is enabled, you can enable the option Backs up my IP DECT Phones on the IP Office Line tab.

Suppress NoCallerId Alarm

The NoCallerId alarm can be suppressed using a NoUser source number. For a description of source numbers, see User | Source Numbers.

For the procedure to suppress the alarm, see Suppressing the NoCallerId Alarm.

Directory Overrides Barring

Call barring can be overridden for numbers entered in the external directory. The configuration setting Directory Overrides Barring has been added to the System | Telephony | Telephony tab.

For configuration information, see Overriding Call Barring.

Message Waiting Indicator for Analog Trunks

A Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) using a Bellcore FSK MWI signal is now supported for analog trunks that terminate on an ATM4U-V2 card.

The configuration setting is located at Extension | Analog | Message Waiting Lamp Indication Type.

For a configuration procedure, see Message Waiting Indication for Analogue Trunks.

Toll Bypass Prevention

A configuration procedure has been added for preventing toll bypass. See PreventingToll Bypass.

Web Collaboration

The User | User tab, now contains a Web Collaboration check box. When enabled, it allows the user to use the Web Collaboration application.

Answer and Disconnect Supervision

The System | Telephony | Tones and Music tab now contains a Analog Trunk VAD check box. Select this option to enable Voice Activity Detection (VAD) for analog trunks terminating on the ATM4U-V2 card. VAD functionality provides a Call Answer signal triggered by voice activity.

Third Party Voice Quality Monitoring

The RTCP collector IP address for phones field has been added to the LAN | VoIP tab. This setting enables you to send the RTCP data collected to a third party QoS monitoring application.

Enable Remote Working

On the User | User tab, the Enable Remote Worker option does not need to be enabled for users with SIP phones if an Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise (ASBCE) is deployed in the network to allow remote workers to register their SIP phone from a remote location.

Outcalling Control

On the System | Voicemail tab, you can use the Outcalling Control setting to enable or disable system wide outcalling on Voicemail Pro.

Authorization Codes

The following changes have been made to authorization codes.

noteNote

In release 9.1, authorization codes can no longer be associated with User Rights. If an authorization code was configured in relationship with User Rights in an earlier release configuration, this authorization code will be lost during upgrade. The administrator must re-configure the authorization code, after upgrade. The authorization code must be associated with a user.

The authorization code configuration settings are described on the page for the Authorization Code tab.

For a configuration procedure, see Configuring Authorization Codes.

Mergeable Settings

On the System | LAN1 | VoIP tab, under the SIP Registrar Enable settings, the Auto-create Extn/User setting is now mergeable. Changing this setting does not require a reboot.

When creating an IP DECT line, the settings are now mergeable. You can also remove an IP DECT line without rebooting.

Support for IP400 and IP500 Hardware Discontinued

The IP400 and IP 500 platforms are not supported in release 9.1.

Alarms

The following alarms have been added. For details, see System | System Events.

Security

User accounts

Phone Login PIN

Voicemail PIN

You can now configure a phone login PIN using the Login Code Complexity fields on the System | Telephony tab.

You can now configure a voicemail PIN using the Voicemail Code Complexity fields on the System | Voicemail tab.

Auto-create User and Auto-create Extension

The default setting is now Off for all Auto-create fields.

LAN Settings

On the System | LAN1 / LAN2 tabs, the following settings have changed.

Field Default
SIP Registrar Enable Default = Off.
RTP Port Number Range IP 500 v2 default = 4000. Range = 46750 to 50750.

Linux default = 10000. Range = 40750 to 50750

Security General Settings

On the Security Settings | General Settings tab, the following default values have been changed.

Field Default
Security Administrator
Password Range = 8 to 31 characters.
Minimum Password Complexity Default = Medium.
Previous Password Limit (Entries) Default = 4.
 
Service User Details
Minimum Password Length Range 8 to 31 characters.
Password Reject Action Default = Log and Temporary Disable.
Minimum Password Complexity Default = Medium.
Expiry Reminder Time Default = 10.
 
IP Office User Details
Password Enforcement Default = On.
Minimum Password Length Range 8 to 31 characters.
Minimum Password Complexity Default = Medium
Password Reject Limit Default = 5.
Password Reject Action Default = Log and Temporary Disable.

Security Settings | System | Unsecured Interfaces

The following values have changed.

Field Default
The fields

TFTP Configuration Read and TFTP Configuration Write replaced with TFTP ServerIt

Default = On.

This setting enables or disables the TFTP server.

TFTP Directory Read Default = Off. Also disabled if TFTP ServerIt is set to Off.
TFTP Voicemail Disabled if TFTP ServerIt is set to Off.
The EConf field has been removed.  
DevLink Default = On.
The Real Time Interface field has been removed.  
Sys Monitor Default = Off.

File | Preferences | Security

The following default values have changed.

Field Default
Save Configuration File After Load Default = Off.
Backup Files on Send Default = Off.
Enable Application Idle Timer (5 minutes) Default = On.