Avaya B179 User manual

The Avaya B179 is a conference phone for IP telephony. A manual containing details of features
and settings and an administrator’s manual for advanced congurations are both available on our
website: support.avaya.com.
SD memory card port
It is possible to record a call in progress
and use the Avaya B179 as a dictaphone.
Press the REC/C button to start and stop
recording.
Recordings can be accessed via the menu.
LEDs
Flashing blue Incoming call
Steady blue light Call in progress
Flashing red Hold, microphone and
speaker turned off
Steady red light Mute, microphone turned off
Avaya B179 SIP Conference Phone
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
ENGLISH
In call mode
Line free
Line connected
Line on hold
Line (called party) busy
Line put on hold by other
party
Recording call
Secure connection
Before account name
Telephone not registered
Telephone registered
Display symbols
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DESCRIPTION
NAVIGATE IN MENUS AND MAKE SETTINGS
Alphanumerical buttons
Hold down a button for 2 seconds
to open the phonebook
MENU
Settings menu
UP ARROW
Navigation in menus
Display of call list
C
No/end/back
Start/stop recording
Increase volume
Decrease volume
Mute
HOLD
OK
Yes/conrm choice
Answer/connect new line
During a call: Press to call
a new person
Hang up/end line
CONFERENCE
Automatic dialling of
conference groups
One press of this button will
always connect all parties
to a conference call
LINE
Line selection
DOWN ARROW
Navigation in menus
Display of call list
The Avaya B179
menu contains the
following options:
PROFILES
PHONE BOOK
EXT. PHONE BOOK
CONF GUIDE
RECORDING
SETTINGS
SYSTEM
STATUS
The simplest way to make settings and edit contacts is using a PC and
the Avaya B179 web interface. Please refer to the manual for details.
Press MENU.
Select the option you want from the menu using the arrow keys. Press
OK to conrm.
Cancel the setting or go back one level in the menu by pressing C.
Quit the menu by pressing MENU again.
Note that after you have made changes to a setting, you must press OK
to activate the setting.
It is possible to open a menu option directly by pressing the number
button that corresponds to the position of the option in the menu.

GETTING STARTED
CONNECTING
Connect the Avaya B179 to the network
as illustrated above.
Plug the Avaya B179 into the mains
using the power adapter as illustrated.
The Avaya B179 can be operated
directly from the network (Power over
Ethernet) if the network supports this.
Place the conference phone in the
middle of the table.
INSTALLATION AND
REGISTRATION
“Avaya B179 SIP Conference Phone,
Installation and Administration Guide”
explains how you obtain a network address,
select the basic settings and register an SIP
account.
ANSWERING AND MAKING
CALLS
Press to answer an incoming call.
Dial the number and press to make
a call.
Press an arrow key to open a call list
containing previously dialled numbers.
Call using .
Press and hold an alphanumeric button
for two seconds to call a contact in the
phonebook.
DURING A CALL
Adjust the speaker volume using the
keys and .
Press (Mute) to turn off the micro-
phone.
Press HOLD to put the call on hold.
Both the microphone and the speaker are
turned off and the call is on hold.
Press the same button again to recon-
nect the call.
CALLS

MULTI-PARTY CALLS
ADDING A PARTY TO A CALL
Press during the call to get a new
dialling tone.
Calls in progress are put on hold.
Dial the new number.
You can also press an arrow key to use
the call list or use the menu to access
the phonebook.
Press the (Conference) key to con-
nect the calls.
THE CONFERENCE GUIDE
You can create groups via MENU > CONF.
GUIDE > ADD GROUP.
Making conference group calls
Press the (Conference) button and
choose a conference group. Press OK if
you want to see who is in the group and
to make the call.
The Avaya B179 dials all the contacts in the
group.
The box in front of a person’s name lls as
soon as that person answers.
SWITCHING BETWEEN LINES
Press HOLD.
All lines are put on hold.
Press LINE.
The line menu is displayed.
Mark a line in the line menu and press
OK or HOLD.
The party is reconnected to the call.
Mark another line in the line menu and
press HOLD to switch to it or press OK
to connect both the parties.
Press (Conference) to connect all
parties to the call.
END LINE
Press LINE.
The line menu is displayed.
Mark the line you want to end and press
.
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