Page 180 of 302 Nortel Networks IP Softphone 2050553-3001-368 Standard 4.00 February 2005Running the IP Softphone 2050 for the first timeStart the IP Softphone 2050 in one of the following ways:• Select Start > Programs > Nortel Networks > IP Softphone 2050.• Click the desktop shortcut (if one was created during the installation).• Click Automatic startup sequence.Note: If you want the IP Softphone 2050 to start automatically when themachine boots up, create a shortcut to the application in the Startupfolder.When an IP Softphone 2050 is started for the first time and connects to thenetwork, it needs to execute the following start-up sequence:1 Get the IP parameters.2 Find a Media Gateway server and authenticate the user.As the IP Softphone 2050 registers with the Voice Gateway Media Card:• If a non-null node password is enabled, it prompts for a node number andpassword. Enter the node number and password using the keyboard ornumeric key pad. After the password is verified, enter the TN of the IPSoftphone 2050. Refer to IP Line: Description, Installation, andOperation (553-3001-365) for more on the password feature.• If the null node password is configured and enabled, these screens areskipped and no option is provided to change the password.• If the node password is disabled or not configured, it prompts for a nodenumber and TN. Enter the node number and TN using the keyboard ornumeric key pad.The IP Softphone 2050 is now configured and can be used.
