Configuring the phone using the settings file

Last Updated : Apr 17, 2026 |
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The 46xxsettings.txt file is used to specify certain system parameters. You can get the 46xxsettings.txt file from the software distribution package with Product Support Notices from the Avaya support website. For more information, see Downloading and saving the software.
The downloaded 46xxsettings.txt file contains the list of supported phone models, explanatory notes, the list of commented parameters, their description and allowed values.
The default 46xxsettings.txt file contains the parameters distributed into the groups, for example, "Server settings (SIP)".

The requirements for settings file parameters

The following rules should be applied when configuring the phone parameters with the 46xxsettings.txt:
  • Any line that does not begin with "SET", "IF", "GOTO", "#", “ADD” or "GET" is treated as a comment.
  • To activate a setting, remove the "##" from the beginning of the line for the required parameter, and change the value to the one appropriate for your environment.
  • To include spaces in a value, the entire value must be enclosed in double quotes, as in the following example:
    SET MYCERTCN "Avaya telephone with MAC address $MACADDR"
  • Only double quotes (ACSII 34) can be used.
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The unsupported symbols for setting the parameters in the 46xxsettings.txt file are the following: the left double quotation mark (ASCI 8220) and the right double quotation mark (ASCII 8221).
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