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Instructions for daisy-chaining SoundStation IP family conference phones are

available in the SoundStation IP 7000 User Guide.

Provisioning Phones Over CLink

Normally the SoundStation IP family conference phone is provisioned over

the Ethernet by the boot server. However, when two SoundStation IP family

phones are daisy-chained together, the one that is not directly connected to the

Ethernet can still be provisioned (known as the secondary). The provisioning

over CLink feature is automatically enabled when a SoundStation IP family

phone is not connected to the Ethernet. Both SoundStation IP family phones

must be running the same version of the SIP application.
The steps for provisioning the secondary SoundStation IP family phone are the

same as for the primary SoundStation IP family phone. You can reboot the

primary without rebooting the secondary. However, the primary and

secondary should be rebooted together for the primary/secondary

relationship to be recognized. If you power up both SoundStation IP family

phones, the primary will power up first.
Currently, provisioning over CLink is supported for the following

configurations of SoundStation IP family conference phones:

• Two SoundStation IP family conference phone daisy-chained together

with one external microphone, specifically designed for the SoundStation

IP family conference phone

Refer to

on page

for an illustration of two

SoundStation IP family conference phone daisy-chained together.
The provisioning boot server (or proxy) for the secondary is determined by the

following criteria:

• If the secondary is configured for DHCP, use the primary’s boot server if

the primary is configured for DHCP.

• If the secondary is not configured for DHCP, use the secondary’s static

boot server if it exists.

• If the secondary’s static boot server does not exists, use the primary’s boot

server (ignoring the source).