Configure base settings for managed phones under FENT
Prerequisites
Before you can create a managed phone for operation under a FENT (Far-End NAT Traversal) deployment model, you need to create a customized base settings configuration for the phone. The base settings configuration contains a group of settings found on the Base Phone and Base Line Appearance tabs in Phone Management and defines how a particular phone is to operate in Genesys Cloud. Once you create a base settings configuration, you can create and configure a phone.
- Click Admin.
- Under Telephony, click Phone Management.
- Click the Base Settings tab.
- Click Create New and the Base Phone tab appears.
- Configure settings on the Base Phone tab.
- Type a name in the Base Settings Name box.
- From the Phone Make and Model list, select your phone.
- Leave Standalone Features set to Off unless you are creating a base settings configuration for conference room phones. See Enable standalone features.
- In the Phone Configuration section, click Media.
- In the RTP Audio Port Start Range box, type 16384.
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Under the Preferred Codec List heading use the controls to create a list that only consists of the following codecs in this order:
- audio/opus
- audio/PCMU
- Click the Base Line Appearance tab.
- Configure settings on the Base Line Appearance tab.
- Type a name in the Key Label box.
- If you want this appearance to be available on the other keys, select the Span appearance to remaining keys check box.
- In the Configuration section, click Signaling.
- From the Protocol list, select TLS.
- In the Listen Port box, type 8061.
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In the Registration period box, type 300.
- Click Save Base Settings.
- Once you save the Base Settings, you can proceed to Configure the phone settings article.