Cisco Systems ATA187I1ARF manual ATA 187 Resets Unexpectedly, Verifying Physical Connection

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance

ATA 187 Resets Unexpectedly

ATA 187 Resets Unexpectedly

If users report that their phones are resetting during calls or while idle on their desk, you should investigate the cause. If the network connection and Cisco Unified Communications Manager connection are stable, a Cisco Unified IP Phone should not reset on its own.

Typically, a phone resets if it has problems connecting to the Ethernet network or to

Cisco Unified Communications Manager. These sections can help you identify the cause of a phone resetting in your network:

•Verifying Physical Connection, page 6-5

•Identifying Intermittent Network Outages, page 6-5

•Verifying DHCP Settings, page 6-5

•Checking Static IP Address Settings, page 6-6

•Verifying Voice VLAN Configuration, page 6-6

•Eliminating DNS or Other Connectivity Errors, page 6-6

•Checking Power Connection, page 6-7

Verifying Physical Connection

Verify that the Ethernet connection to which the ATA 187 is connected is up. For example, check whether the particular port or switch to which the phone is connected is down and that the switch is not rebooting. Also make sure that there are no cable breaks.

Identifying Intermittent Network Outages

Intermittent network outages affect data and voice traffic differently. Your network might have been experiencing intermittent outages without detection. If so, data traffic can resend lost packets and verify that packets are received and transmitted. However, voice traffic cannot recapture lost packets. Rather than retransmitting a lost network connection, the phone resets and attempts to reconnect its network connection.

If you are experiencing problems with the voice network, you should investigate whether an existing problem is simply being exposed.

Verifying DHCP Settings

Follow this process to help determine if the phone has been properly configured to use DHCP:

Procedure

Step 1 Verify that you have properly configured the phone to use DHCP. See Configuring Startup Network Settings, page 3-4for more information.

Step 2 Verify that the DHCP server has been set up properly.

Step 3 Verify the DHCP lease duration. Cisco recommends that you set it to 8 days.

Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0

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