[Asterisk-Users] Nortel 350

[Wade Weppler]

The hardware lock is really just a security code on each/all of the slots.
This security code cannot be changed or erased from the phone.  If you don't
have the code, you can't program the phone.

You can also software lock a slot to prevent it from being overwritten by
another program (Bell Canada does this, for example).

Software locks can be cleared using the noted procedure.  Hardware locks
can't.

This means that if a phone is NOT factory hard-locked, you can program
whatever you want.  If you mistakenly call an ADSI service that soft-locks
your phone (Bell Canada), you can still erase the programming using the
procedure.

-wade

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Don Pobanz
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 6:02 PM
> To: 'asterisk-users at lists.digium.com'
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Nortel 350
> 
> On Monday, July 28, 2003 9:46 AM, Wade Weppler
> [SMTP:weppler at wwworks-inc.com] wrote:
> > The Nortel 350/390/480 can't be "locked" just by dialing into an ADSI
> > service.  The phone might not accept programming for that particular
> > slot
> > anymore, but once the phone is cleared, you can reprogram at will.
> 
> Unless we are meaning different things when saying locked they can be
> locked. Slots on the phone are not available for things such as
> "Comedian Mail"  even after going though the procedures shown below to
> clear the phone. A message appears saying comedian Mail download
> refused. Services is full. ADSI is not available. This indicates to me
> that the phone is locked.
> 
> >
> > The lock is a hardware lock.
> 
> I'm not sure what you mean by a hardware lock. Is that different than
> locking the 4 slots of the phone?
> 
> >
> > To clear the phone, you can follow this procedure.  Again, this won't
> > clear
> > a hardware lock, just all of the software that's resident in the
> > phone.
> >
> > This was posted previously on the list, but another list member:
> >
> > > Hit options.
> > > Choose Time/Date
> > > Set the time to Jan 1 12:00am
> > > Hit done
> > > Hit done
> > > Hit options
> > > Hit Mute (or Flash, if you don't have a Mute key)
> > > A display giving the CPE ID and other stuff will appear QUICKLY
> > > press
> > > the # key
> > >
> > > It should reset.  All programs will be gone and the
> directory/caller
> > >
> > > list/called list/softkeys will all be cleared.
> >
> >
> > -wade
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> > > admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Don Pobanz
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 4:29 PM
> > > To: 'asterisk-users at lists.digium.com'
> > > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Nortel 350
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sunday, July 27, 2003 3:32 AM, Brian Capouch
> > > [SMTP:brianc at palaver.net] wrote:
> > > > Wondering, since they appear to be plentiful on eBay, whether I
> > > > could
> > > >
> > > > get a Nortel 350 to use to learn my way around ADSI.
> > > >
> > > > The vendor claims that these are "generic," and looking through
> > > > the
> > > > archives I wonder if that means that they might be unlocked in
> > > > the
> > > > sense
> > > > that the word is meaningful to asterisk.
> > >
> > > "generic" may not mean much. Connecting a generic ADSI phone to a
> > > locking ADSI script would change  it to a LOCKED ADSI phone. So
> > > even
> > > though it may not be branded, it still could be locked. The
> > > important
> > > question is, has the phone been locked.
> > >
> > > By the way, I would like to find a vendor for unlocked ADSI phones.
> > > To
> > > this point it has seemed like hit or miss whether a phone will be
> > > locked. Any recommended vendors for ADSI phones?
> > >
> > > Don Pobanz
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Of course I am green as could be on this topic, so this question
> > > > may
> > > > even be a stupid one.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > B.
> > > >
> 
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