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Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Overview of Options Configurable from a Phone
Note
The Cisco Unified IP Phone provides several methods 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 9-13
.
Related Topics
•
Displaying a Configuration Menu, page 4-2
•
Unlocking and Locking Options, page 4-3
•
Overview of Options Configurable from a Phone, page 4-4
•
Network Configuration Menu, page 4-5
•
Device Configuration Menu, page 4-11
Overview of Options Configurable from a Phone
The settings that you can change on a phone fall into several categories, as shown in
Table 4-1
. For a
detailed explanation of each setting and instructions for changing them, see the
“Network Configuration
Menu” section on page 4-5
.
Note
There are several options on the Network Configuration menu and on the Device Configuration Menu
that are for display only or that you can configure from Cisco Unified Communications Manager. These
options are also described in this chapter.
Table 4-1
Settings Configurable from the Phone
Category
Description
Network Configuration Menu Option
General Network Settings
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.
Admin. VLAN ID
PC VLAN
Port settings
Allow you to set the speed and duplex of the network and
access ports.
SW Port Configuration
PC Port Configuration
IPv4 Network Settings
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.
DHCP
DHCP Address Released
IP settings
If you do not use DHCP in your network, you can make
IP settings manually.
Domain Name
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Default Router 1-5
DNS Server 1-5