Yealink W73P/76P/78P – Handset Registration, Renaming, and Locating

• DECT Usage
• Enabling Base Station Registration Mode
• Handset Registration ---
  
  • Initial Registration (Easy and Normal Methods)
  • Registering with Other Base Stations
  • Switching Connection Between Base Station 
• Renaming the Handset
• Renaming the Base Station
• Deregistering a Handset
• Locating Phones/Handsets and Testing Registration

DECT Usage

To use the DECT connectivity of the W73H/56h/78H handsets it has to be registered with a Yealink base station. One W70B base station can handle up to ten DECT phones and handsets.

You can register a handset with four different standard (single-cell) W70B base stations if you need to move it around your office.

DECT repeaters (up to six) can be used to extend the reception range of the W70B. For even greater coverage and freedom of movement, you can use the multi-cell Yealink W80B/W90B base stations that can manage a phone/handset across up to 60 base stations (or even up to 600 in special VIM configuration).

If you have purchased the 73P/76P/78P bundle (handset and a base station) the handset should have already been registered with the included W70B base station. If bought separately or for registering to other base stations, a manual registration is required, as explained below.

Enabling Base Station Registration Mode

To register your W73H/56h/78H handset, your base station needs to be set to registration mode.

To enable registration mode on a base station:

• f you are registering to a W70B single-cell base station long-press the    button on the base station until the registration LED flashes. If the base station does not identify a handset within 90 seconds, the registration mode is switched off automatically.
  
  
• If you are registering to a Yealink W80 or W90 multi-cell system the registration mode on the base station needs to be enabled with a web user interface. Refer to this article for more details.
   
  Once the registration mode is enabled long-press the device key (  on the W80 or    on the W90) until the DECT LED indicator flashes.

Handset Registration

Initial Registration (Easy and Normal Methods)

After you enable registration mode on the base station you can register your handset with it. 

If the handset has not yet been registered with any base station, you do an initial registration using the easy or normal methods. Otherwise, you can register it to a different base station (see next) or switch between the ones you already registered to (see below).

For initial handset registration do one of the following:

• Easy Registration – the handset will search and automatically register with a base station that is in registration mode.
  
  For easy registration press the Reg soft key on the handset.
  
  The registration process will be completed automatically. If you are working with a multi-cell system (Yealink W80 or W90), the handset will register to the base station with the strongest signal in range.
  
  
• Normal Registration – allows you to manually select a specific base station.
  
  For normal registration press     and select Register Handset.
  
  A list of available base stations will be shown. Select the one you want to register to and enter the base station's  PIN (the default PIN is 0000).

If registered successfully, the screen prompts “Handset Subscribed” and “Base NO. (last 4 characters of connected Base’s MAC address).” 

After the handset is initialized, the idle screen will show the internal device number of the handset on the base station. In the example shown here the W78H is registered as "Handset 2" on the base station. The next registered DECT handset/phone will be assigned as Hanset 3.

If the registration fails it may be due to an incorrect base PIN (check with your system administrator for the correct one), the base station is out of range (move closer to it), or the base station is not in registration mode (see above.)

Registering with Other Base Stations

If you made an initial registration to a base station, the above easy/normal methods are no longer applicable. Instead, you can use the settings menu to register to another base station(s). Make sure the other base station(s) is in registration mode.

To register the handset to a different base station:

• Press    to enter the main menu and select the Settings option (  on the 73H/78H or    on the 56H).
  
  
• Select Registration>Register Handset.
  
  
• A list of available base stations will be shown. Select the one you want to register to and enter the base station's PIN (the default PIN is 0000).
  
  
• Press Done to complete the registration.

If registered successfully, the screen prompts “Handset Subscribed” and “Base NO. (last 4 characters of connected Base’s MAC address).”  After the handset is initialized, the idle screen will show the new internal device number of the handset on the base station. 

Switching Connection Between Base Station

If you registered a handset with more than one base station you can manually switch the connection between them or automatically select the one with the strongest signal.

To switch connection between base stations:

• Press    to enter the main menu and select the Settings option (  on the 73H/78H or    on the 56H).
  
  
• Select Registration>Select Base.
  
  
• The screen will display all the base stations that the handset is registered with and the BestBase option
  
  
• Select a base station you want to switch to or select BestBase to automatically pick the one with the strongest signal.

Renaming the Handset

The handset is named automatically during the initial base station registration but you can rename and personalize it.

To rename the handset:

• Press    to enter the main menu and select the Settings option (  on the 73H/78H or    on the 56H).
  
  
• Select Handset Name.
  
  
• Edit the name in the Rename field.
  
  
• Press the Save soft key to confirm the new name.

The handset name is also configurable via the web user interface at the path: Account>Handset Name.

Renaming the Base Station

Once you have registered with a base station you can rename it to make it easier to discern. Renaming may not be available on a multi-cell configuration!

To rename a base station:

• Press    to enter the main menu and select the Settings option (  on the 73H/78H or    on the 56H).
  
  
• Select Registration>Select Base.
  
  
• Select the base you want to rename and press Rename. (Do not select the Bestbase option as it is used for automatically selecting the strongest signal.)
  
  
• Enter the desired name in the Rename field and confirm the change.

Deregistering a Handset

There may be occasions, such as if you are replacing the base station, when you need to discard the handset registration. 

You can use any registered handset to deregister any of the other handsets on a base station. 

To deregister the handset:

• Press    to enter the main menu and select the Settings option ( on the 73H/78H or    on the 56H).
  
  
•  select Registration>De-reg. Handset.
  
  
• Enter the base PIN (default PIN is 0000).
  
  
• The screen will list the handsets that are registered to the selected base station. The name of the handset you are using is highlighted.
  
  
• Select the desired handset to deregister and press OK.
  
  
• Confirm the action when prompted.

You can also deregister a handset via the web user interface at the path: Status>Handset&VoIP>Delete Handset.

Locating a Handset

If you are using the W70B single-cell base station you can locate a misplaced registered handset/phone by paging it from the base station.

To locate a handset:

• Press   on the base station.
  
  
• All the handsets that are registered with the base station will ring (get paged) simultaneously and display the IP address of the base station.
  
  
• You can press any key on any phone/handset or press   again on the base station to end  the ringing.

You can also locate handsets via the web user interface at the path Status>Handset&VoIP>Paging Status.