MiVoice Office Application Suite - Technical Manual
Mitel 6900 Handset Support Overview
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The MiVoice Office Application Suite is the core configuration server for Mitel's premium 6900 handset range when used on the MiVoice Office 250 telecommunications platform.

The 6900 phones operate as a SIP phone, connecting directly with the telephone system (or via MiVoice Border Gateway for Teleworkers) for audio and call control features. The MCS server acts as configuration server for the phones, providing the following features:

Administrative Features:

End-User Features

Supported Phones

For full details of supported models and accessories, please refer to the MiVoice Office Application Suite 6900 R5.2 - Sales Engineer - Pre-Sales Guide.

Licensing

Each 6900 handset that uses the MiVoice Office Application Suite as a configuration server will consume a license. There are two levels of license available:

If there are no licenses available when a handset connects to the MCS server, a licensing message will be displayed on the screen.

Enhanced Licenses

Each handset requires a 'Basic' license in order to be provided with configuration and keymap updates from the MCS. An additional 'Enhanced' license is required to access some of the softkey features. Any handset that is associated with a user that has been assigned a Phone Manager Professional or Team Leader license will automatically request an 'Enhanced' license.

6900 Features

The following sections provide information on configuring various aspects of the support for 6900 handsets:

  1. General Settings
  2. Phones
  3. Handset Firmware & Models
  4. SIP Configuration
  5. Keymap Profiles
  6. Softkey Features
  7. Softkey Feature Screens
  8. Configuration Profiles
  9. Configuration Options
  10. Directories
  11. Image Handling
  12. Screen Savers
  13. SIP Hot Desking
  14. Page Zones
  15. External Paging

In addition, there are some engineering guidelines available for the 6900 on the following subjects: