Preferences

Last Updated : Apr 12, 2023 |

This tab is accessed through File | Preferences and then selecting the Preferences tab.

Setting

Description

Edit Services Base TCP Port:

Default = Off

This field shows or hides the base communication port settings.

Service Base TCP Port

Default = 50804.  

Access to the configuration and security settings on a system requires Manager to send its requests to specific ports. This setting allows the TCP Base Port used by Manager to be set to match the TCP Base Port setting of the system. The system's TCP Base Port is set through its security settings.

Service Base HTTP Port

Default = 80.  

Access to the HTTP server on a system requires Manager to send its requests to specific ports. This setting allows the HTTP Base Port used by Manager to be set to match the HTTP Base Port setting of the system. The system’s HTTP Base Port is set through its security settings.

Enable Time Server

Default = On.

This setting allows Manager to respond to RFC868 Time requests from systems. It will provide the system with both the UTC time value and the local time value of the PC on which it is running.

Enable BootP and TFTP Servers

Default = Off.

This setting allows Manager to respond to BOOTP request from systems for which it also has a matching BOOTP record. It also allows Manager to respond to TFTP requests for files.

Auto Connect on start up

Default = On

If on, when Manager is started it will automatically launch the Select IP Office menu and display any discovered systems. If only one system is discovered, Manager will automatically display the login request for that system or load its configuration if the security settings are default.

Set Simplified View as default

Default = Off

If on, the Manager will start in simplified view mode if no configuration is loaded.

Default to Standard Mode

Default = Off

If on, when a configuration from a new or defaulted system running in Basic mode is loaded, Manager will automatically convert the configuration to Standard mode. Sending the configuration back to the system will restart it in Standard mode. Only select this option if the only systems you expect to install are Standard systems.

This setting does not affect existing systems with non-default configurations.

Use Remote Access

Default = Off.

If selected, access to all the configurations of a multi-site network is allowed via remote access to the primary server on the multi-site network. When selected, an additional Use Remote Access check box option is displayed on the Select IP Office menu when the Open with  Server Edition Manager check box option is selected or if Manager is already running in Server Edition mode.

Note:

To enable remote access, you must first configure an SSL VPN service between each Server Edition system and the Avaya VPN Gateway (AVG). For information, refer to the Deploying Avaya IP Office™ Platform SSL VPN Services manual.

Consolidate Solution to Primary Settings

This setting is used when managing a network based around Linux-based primary and secondary servers such as Server Edition. When enabled, certain records, such as system short code, are automatically matched across all IP Officesystems in the network. See Record Consolidation.

SE Central Access

Default = Off. Applies to Server Edition systems only.

If On, all Server Edition systems in the network obtain their configuration data from a central location on the Primary Server. As a result, the display of configuration changes is delayed until a synchronization process runs.

The synchronization process runs every 40 seconds. If the configuration change requires a system restart, a refreshed configuration display is delayed until 40 seconds after system restart.

This setting can be used to drive configuration changes into expansion systems when the expansion systems are not reachable through Manager and the only accessible system is the Primary Server.

When enabled:

  • When adding a new system to the solution, an IP Office Line is not configured from the new system to the Server Edition Primary Server. The status of the new system is Offline. You must configure an IP Office Line from the new system to the Server Edition Primary Server.

  • You cannot open configurations with a release number of 9.0.x or earlier.

  • The following File > Advanced menu options are not available:

    • System Shutdown

    • Memory Card Command

  • While no configuration is open, the following File > Advanced menu options are greyed out:

    • Erase Configuration (Default)

    • Reboot

    • Erase Security Settings (Default)

SE Central Access Port

Default = 7070.

When SE Central Access is set to On, the port used for routing HTTPS requests for configuration synchronization.