Creating Device Profiles

If you have multiple sites set up in the system, the device profile is only created for the site that you are currently viewing.

  1. Click the Device Management tab.
  2. Under Navigation, click Device Profiles.
  3. Under Device Profile Actions, select Create new device profile.
    The Select VoiceClient page opens.
  4. Enter the Profile Name.
  5. Under Profile Type, select Full Profile.
  6. From the VoiceClient drop-down list, select a voice software type to associate with the profile, or select Import New VoiceClient to import a file.
  7. From the Voices drop-down list, select a voice to associate with the profile.
  8. Click Next.
    The Select Configuration Source page opens.

    Clicking the Back button on the browser toolbar at this point will result in an error, and you will have to perform these steps again to create a device profile.

  9. Select one of the following:
    • Create a new configuration if you are creating the configuration in VoiceConsole.
    • Import from file if you are importing the configuration from an external file. Click Browse to navigate to and open the file.
    • Copy from existing profile if you are copying the profile from one in VoiceConsole. Select the name of an existing profile from the drop2down list.

    The Default Profile drop-down list only displays if the voice software selected is VoiceCatalyst 2.0 or above or VoiceClient 3.9 or above.

  10. Click Next. The Configure Profile page opens. If applicable, select whether the profile should be set as the default profile at the current site.
  11. Set up the Network Configuration for the new profile.

    You can only select EAP Authentication for the device profile if EAP has been configured for the site that you are currently viewing.

    The Network Configuration tab displays the following fields:

    Static IP

    Select if you want a constant assigned IP address for the device.

    • Subnet Mask: Mask (which is a filter that selectively includes or excludes certain values) used to determine which subnet (a portion of a network that shares a common address component) that an IP address belongs to.
    • Gateway: IP address of the default router.
    • DNS Server: Domain Name Server: an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses.
    • WINS: Windows Internet Naming Service, a system that determines the IP address associated with a particular network computer.

    SSID

    Name that identifies a wireless network. The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another; so that all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must use the same SSID.

    Security

    None: No security

    WEP: Wireless Equivalent Privacy

    • WEP Key: Security code for access to the wireless network.
    • WEP Key Index: Wireless receiver’s location where WEP key is stored.

    WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access

    • Authentication: Pre-shared key (PSK)
    • PSK Key: Key for PSK authentication

    WPA-2: Wi-Fi Protected Access

    • Authentication: Pre-shared key (PSK)
    • PSK Key: Key for PSK authentication

    • Use Mixed Mode: Select Yes if you have some access points configured to use WPA and others configured to use WPA-2.

      In a mixed WPA/WPA-2 network, the device will accept group messages from the access point using WPA/TKIP encryption, and messages that are only between the access point and the device using WPA-2/AES encryption.

      Do not activate this check box if the access points are configured to use only one or the other. Some devices will fail to connect to the network.

    Power Mode

    This parameter is used to set the power management mode for a radio card in a Talkman device. When the value is set to CAM, the radio card is always on. There is no power conservation, and connectivity performance is not adversely affected. Setting the value to PSP allows the radio card to sleep for short intervals, wake-up, send the batched data, and go back to sleep. Use of the PSP mode will provide the most efficient use of power consumption, but may reduce network connectivity performance.

    • PSP: Power Save Polling Mode
    • CAM: Constantly Aware Mode

    Site Survey Diagnostics

    • Enabled
    • Disabled

    RF Modulation Mode

    Enables the use of wireless standards on A700/A700x and A500 devices.

    • 802.11bg (2.4 GHz)
    • 802.11b Only (2.4 GHz)
    • 802.11a (5 GHz)
    • 802.11abg (2.4/5 GHz)

    Channel List 802.11b/g

    Honeywell radio setting used to prevent the radio from unnecessarily scanning unused AP channels when attempting to roam. This can save battery life and improve performance. Only enter the channels that are used on your network – for example, 1, 6, and 11.

    802.11n Data Rates

    Enables the use of 802.11n on A700/A700x or A500 (TT-802 models only) devices with Open and AES networks.

    NTP

    Enables Network Time Protocol, which ensures accurate synchronization of computer clock times in a network of computers.

    This is supported in VoiceCatalyst 2.2 and newer. This is not supported by VoiceClient.

    Device-to-Console Communications

    • http: Standard Hypertext Transfer Protocol
    • https: Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol

    This is supported in VoiceCatalyst 2.2 and newer. This is not supported by VoiceClient.

  12. Enter any advanced device settings on the Advanced Settings tab.

    Other tabs may be displayed on this page. Select or view any applicable settings. The Scanner options tab allows you to apply different settings for the Talkman A730/A730x device’s scanning capabilities. See Honeywell Voice Hardware Documentation for information on these options.

  13. Click Finish.