AudioCodes 445HD IP Phone User Guide

AudioCodes 445HD IP Phone

Before Installing

Congratulations on purchasing your AudioCodes445HD IP Phone! Note: Skype for Business also applies to Lynch. Before you begin using the phone, make sure the following items are included in the shipped box:

• 445HD IP Phone
• AC power adapter (optional)
• Cat 5e Ethernet cable
• Phone base stand
• Handset
• Handset cord
• Wall-mounting screws

Physical Description

TO cable the phone

1. Connect the short, straight end of the phone cord to the handset and the longer straight end of the cord to the handset jack on the phone.
2. (Optional) Connect the R-9 headset jack to a headset.
3.  Connect the RJ-45 LAN port to your LAN network (LAN port or LAN switch/router) with a CAT 5/5e Ethernet cable.
4.  Connect the RJ-45 PC port to a computer with a CAT 5/5e straight-through Ethernet cable. Connect the connector tip of the AC power adapter to the phone’s DC 12V power socket and connect the two-prong AC adapter directly to the electrical wall outlet. When the phone powers up, all the LEDs momentarily light up.

Attaching Stand to Phone

For instructions on assembling the stand, scan me or visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGe9STBOIFE

1. Desktop mounting: Slide stand’s outer rails (A) onto phone’s outer notches (A).
2. Wall mounting: Slide stand’s middle rails (B) onto phone’s inner notches (B).

Signing in

To sign in with the Skype for Business client, see the 445HD IP To sign in with your PIN:

1. Press the Sign softkey(when the phone is offline).
2.  Scroll down and select the Switch sign-in method.
3. Enter your phone number and PIN number, and press Sign in.

Basic Phone Operation

• To make a call: Enter a phone number and then press the Dial softkey. To call a contact: Press the CONTACTS hard key and find the contact under Favorites or in one of the Groups.
• To redial a number: Press the REDIAL key, select a dialed number, and then press the Dial softkey.
• To answer a call: Pick up the handset, or press the speaker or headset key.
• To place a call on hold and make another call: Press the HOLD hard key and from the Call Menu select New Call, enter the phone number and then press the Dial softkey. To return to the held call, navigate to it using the control button and then press the Resume softkey.
• To mute yourself: Press the mute key. To unmutes, yourself, press the mute key again.
• To transfer a call: During a call, press the TRANSFER key on the phone, enter the phone number to which to transfer the call, and then press the Transfer softkey.
• To forward incoming calls to another phone:
  1.  When the phone screen is in idle mode, press the Forward softkey, scroll down, and select Forward to Number.
  2.  Enter the number to which you want to forward the calls, and then press the Startsoftkey.To deactivate call forwarding. press the Forwardsoftkev and then select Do not forward calls.

Connecting to a Router via Wi-Fi
The phone can be connected to a router via Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi interface is used when the phone is installed in a LAN/Cable-free environment, to perform VolP calls over Wi-Fi.
You can connect by

• Pressing the Wi-Fi icon in the phone’s main menu -or
• Navigating in the ‘Settings’ menu and then selecting the Wi-Fi option.

Enabling/ Disabling Wi-Fi Capabilities

• Setting Wi-Fi to On provides the following options in the phone’s Settings >Wi-Fi menu:
• On/Off option – to enable / disable Wi-Fi
• Connected Network if already connected
• List of all available networks
• Option to configure another network (not one of the available networks)

Configuring Wi-Fi Network Parameters

• Users can configure a new Wi-Fi connection using one of two options:
• By choosing one of the available networks from the list of available connections provided -or
• By setting another network ‘manually’

Supported

• Open, no password
• Shared, encryption type WEP
• WPA2 Personal, encryption type AES or TKIP
• WPA Personal, e
• WPA2 EnterpriseCopyfish
• WPA Enterprise,
• 802.1x, encryption

Status
The Device Status>Wi-Fi screen provides the following basic information:

• Network name
• Authentication method

Configuring Bluetooth
The Bluetooth interface is used to connect the phone to a wireless headset or speaker. To pair and connect a remote Bluetooth device:

1.  Press the phone’s MENU hard key and select the Administration option.
2. Enter the administrator’s password.
3. In the Administration screen, select the Bluetooth Settings option.
4. In the Bluetooth Settings screen that opens, select the Bluetooth Scan option.
5. View the indication that the system has started to automatically ‘scan if there are devices that are NOT PAIRED.
6. Wait for the scan to finish.
7. Select one of the Bluetooth devices listed, let it enter ‘pair mode’ and then click the Pairsoftkey; once paired suCcessfully, click the Connectsoftkey to connect the remote device

FCC

• FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body.
• This product does not contain any user-serviceable components and is to be used with approved antennas only. Any product changes or modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications and approvals.
• We, AudioCodes Ltd., 1 Hayarden St Airport City Lod Israel, declare under our sole responsibility that the 445HD IP phone complies with Part 15 of FCC CFR47 Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions
  • This device may not cause harmful interference, and
  • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation
• Note : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not Occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
  • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
  • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
  • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
  • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Information contained in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable at the time of printing. However, due to ongoing product improvements and revisions, AudioCodes cannot guarantee the accuracy of printed material after the Date Published nor can it accept responsibility for errors or omissions. Updates to this document can be downloaded from https://www.audiocodes.com/librarv/technical-documents

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