Connecting a handset to Avaya Vantage
™
Avaya Vantage
™
provides a built-in speaker and microphone, so a handset is not required to make
and manage calls. You can purchase either wired or wireless handsets separately. To use a
handset with Avaya Vantage
™
, you also need to connect a handset cradle.
Connecting the handset cradle to Avaya Vantage
™
About this task
Use this procedure to connect your handset cradle to the Avaya Vantage
™
device. The handset
cradle is required for both wired and wireless handsets.
Warning:
Be careful when installing the cradle to avoid bending the Avaya Vantage
™
connector pins.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have the following equipment:
• Avaya Vantage
™
device
• Handset cradle with a connection cable
• Handset cradle stand
Ensure that the Avaya Vantage
™
device is not connected to a power source.
Procedure
1. Place the device with the right side touching the table top so that the left side, which is
where the handset cradle must be attached, is facing up.
2. From the left side of the Avaya Vantage
™
device, remove the rubber gasket that protects
the cradle connector pins.
3. Connect the handset cradle cable to the cradle connector of the Avaya Vantage
™
device.
Tip:
Bend the cradle cable to make an arc so that you can join the cable with the cradle
connector easily.
4. Connect the cradle to the Avaya Vantage
™
device while ensuring that the connection cable
is not squeezed between the cradle and the device.
5. Connect the handset cradle stand crossbar to the slot in the Avaya Vantage
™
stand.
6. Connect the handset cradle to the cradle stand using the hinge on the rear panel of the
cradle.
Next steps
Connect Avaya Vantage
™
to the power source.
Initial setup and connectivity
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