Chapter 10 First-Time Setup

Configuring an Alternate TFTP Server (Optional)

Step 6 From the Cisco IP telephone welcome page, press Next. The system reboots.

Note The system might reboot several times during the initial startup process.

Step 7 Open a browser on a computer that is connected to the network.

Step 8 In the URL field, type the IP address that you obtained in Step 4 and press Enter. The browser launches Cisco TelePresence System Administration.

Note If you need to obtain the IP address, complete the following steps:

a.On the IP phone, locate Manual at the bottom of the screen and press the Manual soft key.

Note If you cannot locate the Manual button, proceed to Step b.

b.Locate Info at the bottom of the screen and press the Info soft key.

c.Scroll down to the IP Address listing and copy the address.

Step 9 Log in to the system by entering the following information:

Step 10 Log in using the following:

Username: admin (case sensitive)

Password: cisco (case sensitive)

Configuring an Alternate TFTP Server (Optional)

If you need to use an alternative TFTP server, configure the parameters for the alternative TFTP server and related Cisco IP phone parameters in Unified CM in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager IP Phone Device page. For instructions to configure an alternate TFTP server, refer to the “Configuring the Cisco TelePresence System” chapter of the Cisco TelePresence System Administrator's Guide for your software release.

Note If you are using the TFTP address that DHCP supplies for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, do not perform this step.

Setting Up CTS Components

To set up the CTS components:

 

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3200 specifications

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