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Phone.com Setup and Troubleshooting Guide 

Cisco SPA301 1-Line IP Phone 
 
 

 
 

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Revised: 30 October 2012 

Introduction 

 
This guide contains instructions to help you in the setup of your Cisco SPA301 1-Line IP Phone. It 
describes some of the features your IP phone and your Phone.com service provide, so you can take 
advantage of what the two together have to offer you. This guide also covers some of the more common 
problems you might run into, which typically arise from your network’s configuration. 
 
So that you understand the features and potential issues beforehand, you should thoroughly review this 
guide along with the Cisco Quick Start Guide, which you can find in the box or 

on Cisco’s website

. You 

can also reference 

Cisco’s full User Guide

 for additional information. 

 
Expect to spend about 15-20 minutes getting your SPA301 set up and ready to use. Once it is set up, 
your phone will work in nearly the same way as your typical home phone. Some familiarity with 
networking may be required, particularly if you have to change the configuration or any network settings. 
 
 
 

Device Setup 

 

  Using the Ethernet cable that came with your SPA301, connect the 

WAN

 port of your IP phone to 

an available LAN port on your router. 

Summary of Contents for Small Business SPA 301

Page 1: ...Phone com Setup and Troubleshooting Guide Cisco SPA301 1 Line IP Phone 1 8 Revised 30 October 2012 Setup and Troubleshooting Guide Cisco SPA301 1 Line IP Phone ...

Page 2: ...ou understand the features and potential issues beforehand you should thoroughly review this guide along with the Cisco Quick Start Guide which you can find in the box or on Cisco s website You can also reference Cisco s full User Guide for additional information Expect to spend about 15 20 minutes getting your SPA301 set up and ready to use Once it is set up your phone will work in nearly the sam...

Page 3: ...inks Your phone has permanently lost its Ethernet connection Once the phone is reconnected it will reboot Green slow blinking Call Forwarding or Do Not Disturb is turned on You will also hear a stutter dial tone when you pick up the phone Message Waiting Indicator MWI and Voicemail When you have a new message waiting in your inbox the status indicator will be solid red and you will hear a fast stu...

Page 4: ...nient if you suddenly need to step away from your home or office phone but still want to receive your calls to your cell phone 1 Pick up your phone 2 Dial 7 2 to activate 3 You will hear a high pitched dial tone 4 Enter the destination extension or number 5 If your entry is accepted the status indicator will slowly blink green and you will hear a slow stutter tone when you pick up the phone 6 Dial...

Page 5: ... again if you are still on the call You will hear This caller has been unblocked Or visit the Call Logs section in your Phone com Control Panel then click Call Blocking Settings Call Recording As a Phone com user you have the ability to record incoming calls However please check your current state and the other party s state and Federal laws before using this feature Dial 7 to start recording You ...

Page 6: ...idth The bandwidth available for your Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP calls can be reduced by file transfers streaming video online gaming or other heavy network activity For best call quality it is recommended you limit heavy network or Internet activity during VoIP calls Why does my phone not ring Make sure that your phone s call forwarding or DND features are disabled If the status indicator ...

Page 7: ...hile still using your existing network hardware Most consumer routers can only assign one IP address to the DMZ Consider purchasing a router where disabling this feature is possible This way your VoIP device can remain behind the protection of the router s firewall Make sure your network is not double NAT ted Network Address Translation NAT is what a router does to get traffic to your computer Dou...

Page 8: ...stance you can reach Phone com Customer Care 24 7 Simply send an email to support phone com visit us on the web at https www phone com customer support or call us at 1 800 998 7087 Thank you for reviewing this information 2012 Phone com Inc All rights reserved Cisco the Cisco logo and Cisco images are trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc and or its affiliates in the U S and other countries Third party ...

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