Cisco Systems SCCP 7960G, SCCP 7940G User Manual
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Configuring Network Settings on the Cisco
Unified IP Phone
The Cisco Unified IP Phone includes many configurable network and device settings that you may need
to modify before the phone is functional for your users. You can view these settings, and change many
of them, through the Network Configuration menu on the phone.
This chapter includes the following topics:
• Displaying the Network Configuration Menu, page 4-1
• Unlocking and Locking Options, page 4-2
• Editing Values, page 4-3
• Overview of Network Configuration Options, page 4-3
• Network Configuration Menu, page 4-4
Displaying the Network Configuration Menu
To display the Network Configuration menu, perform the following steps.
Note You can control whether a phone has access to the Settings menu or to options on this menu by using the
Settings Access field in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Phone
Configuration window. The Settings Access field accepts these values:
• Enabled—Allows access to the Settings menu.
• Disabled—Prevents access to the Settings menu. Also prevents handset, speaker, and headset from
being saved (but they can be changed temporarily).
• Restricted—Prevents access to all options in the Settings menu except Contrast and Ring Type.
Allows volume changes to be saved.
If you cannot access an option on the Settings menu, check the Settings Access field. For more
information, see Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide.
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Unlocking and Locking Options
Procedure
Step 1 Press the Settings button to access the Settings menu.
Step 2 Scroll to Network Configuration and press the Select softkey.
To exit the Network Configuration menu, press the Exit softkey.
Related Topics
• Unlocking and Locking Options, page 4-2
• Editing Values, page 4-3
• Overview of Network Configuration Options, page 4-3
• Network Configuration Menu, page 4-4
Unlocking and Locking Options
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Configuration options that can be changed from a phone are locked by default to prevent users from
making changes that could affect the operation of a phone. You must unlock these options before you
can change them.
When options are inaccessible for modification, a locked padlock icon appears on the
configuration menus. When options are unlocked and accessible for modification, an unlocked padlock
icon appears on these menus.
To unlock or lock options, press **#. This action either locks or unlocks the options, depending on the
previous state.
Make sure to lock options after you have made your changes.
Caution Do not press **# to unlock options and then immediately press **# again to lock options. The phone
will interpret this sequence as **#**, which will reset the phone. To lock options after unlocking them,
wait at least 10 seconds before you press **# again.
Related Topics
• Displaying the Network Configuration Menu, page 4-1
• Editing Values, page 4-3
• Overview of Network Configuration Options, page 4-3
• Network Configuration Menu, page 4-4
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Editing Values
When you edit the value of an option setting on the Network Configuration menu, follow these
guidelines:
• Use the keys on the telephone keypad to enter numbers and letters.
• To enter letters using the keypad, use a corresponding number key. Press the key one or more times
to display a particular letter. For example, press the 2 key once for “a,” twice quickly for “b,” and
three times quickly for “c.” After you pause, the cursor automatically advances to allow you to enter
the next letter.
• To enter a period (for example, in an IP address), press the . (period) softkey.
• To correct a mistake, press the << softkey to delete the character to the left of the cursor.
• Press the Cancel softkey before pressing the Validat. softkey or the Save softkey to discard any
changes you have made.
Note The Cisco Unified IP Phone provides several methods that you can use to reset or restore option settings,
if necessary. For more information, see the “Resetting or Restoring the Cisco Unified IP Phone” section
on page 8-13.
Editing Values
Related Topics
• Displaying the Network Configuration Menu, page 4-1
• Unlocking and Locking Options, page 4-2
• Overview of Network Configuration Options, page 4-3
• Network Configuration Menu, page 4-4
Overview of Network Configuration Options
The settings that you can change on a phone’s Network Configuration menu fall into several categories,
as shown in Tab l e 4-1. For a detailed explanation of each setting and instructions for changing them, see
the “Network Configuration Menu” section on page 4-4.
Note There are several options on the Network Configuration menu that are for display only or that you can
configure from Cisco Unified Communications Manager. These options are also described in the
“Network Configuration Menu” section on page 4-4.
Table 4-1 Settings Configurable from the Network Configuration Menu
Category Description
DHCP settings Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) automatically assigns
IP address to devices when you connect them to the network.
Cisco Unified IP Phones enable DHCP by default.
Network Configuration
Menu Option
DHCP Enabled
DHCP Address Released
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Table 4-1 Settings Configurable from the Network Configuration Menu
Network Configuration
Category Description
IP settings If you do not use DHCP in your network, you can make IP settings
manually.
Port settings Allow you to set the speed and duplex of the network and access ports. SW Port Configuration
TFTP settings If you do not use DHCP to direct the phone to a TFTP server, you must
manually assign a TFTP server. You can also assign an alternative
TFTP server to use instead of the one assigned by DHCP.
VLAN settings Admin. VLAN ID allows you to change the administrative VLAN used
by the phone. PC VLAN allows the phone to interoperate with
third-party switches that do not support a voice VLAN.
Menu Option
IP Address
Default Router 1-5
Subnet Mask
Domain Name
DNS Server 1-5
PC Port Configuration
TFTP Server 1
Alternate TFTP Server
TFTP Server 2
Admin. VLAN ID
PC VLAN
Related Topics
• Displaying the Network Configuration Menu, page 4-1
• Unlocking and Locking Options, page 4-2
• Editing Values, page 4-3
• Network Configuration Menu, page 4-4
Network Configuration Menu
The Network Configuration menu contains options for viewing and making a variety of network settings.
Table 4- 2 describes these options and, where applicable, explains how to change them.
For information about how to access the Network Configuration menu, see the “Displaying the Network
Configuration Menu” section on page 4-1.
Before you can change an option on this menu, you must unlock options as described in the “Unlocking
and Locking Options” section on page 4-2. The Edit, Yes , or No softkeys for changing network
configuration options appear on the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7960G/7940G only if options are unlocked.
For information about the keys you can use to edit options, see the “Editing Values” section on page 4-3.
Table 4-2 Network Configuration Menu Options
Option Description To Change
DHCP Server IP address of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) server from which the phone obtains its IP address.
BOOTP Server Indicates whether the phone obtains its configuration from
a Bootstrap Protocol (BootP) server instead of from a
DHCP server.
Display only—cannot configure.
Display only—cannot configure.
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