The GROUP Identifier feature of endpoints enables associating a group of remote worker endpoints with specific SBCs. This feature enables the maintaining of a single configuration file, for the entire enterprise, with individual Avaya SBC access address administered to each GROUP ID. Using GROUP Identifier with the settings file, you can apply administration changes to a specific group of telephones, which takes effect with the next telephone boot-up.

The GROUP is an integer ranging from 0 to 999 with 0 as the default. After the GROUP assignments are set, edit the configuration file and enable each telephone of the appropriate group to download its proper settings. You can administer the GROUP system variable for each individual telephone using the Craft (local administrative) interface.

In staging the remote worker endpoints, the customer must plan according to the enterprise network topology. The technician must assign the endpoint, based on the access Avaya SBC, to a specific GROUP and configure the GROUP ID on the set before deploying to the end-user.

See Administering Avaya one-X™ Deskphone Edition for 9600 Series IP Telephones.