Chapter 4 Configuring Network Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

 

 

Verifying Network Settings

 

Table 4-2 Network Settings (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Setting

Description

Usage Notes

 

 

 

 

 

Operational VLAN

Indicates the auxiliary Virtual Local Area

Obtained via Cisco

 

Id

Network (VLAN) configured on a Cisco Catalyst

Discovery Protocol (CDP)

 

 

switch in which the phone is a member.

from the switch to which the

 

 

If the Admin. VLAN Id option is configured, the

phone is attached.

 

 

 

 

 

Operational VLAN Id displays the administrative

 

 

 

VLAN.

 

 

 

If neither the auxiliary VLAN nor the

 

 

 

Administrative VLAN are configured, then the

 

 

 

Operational VLAN field is blank.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Admin. VLAN Id

Indicates the administrative VLAN in which the

See the “Configuring VLAN

 

 

phone is a member.

Settings” section on

 

 

 

page 4-26.

 

 

 

 

 

VLAN Enabled

Indicates whether VLAN is enabled for the phone.

Displays Yes or No.

 

 

 

See the “Disabling VLAN”

 

 

 

section on page 4-27.

 

 

 

 

 

CDP Enabled

Indicates whether Cisco Discovery Protocol

Displays Yes or No.

 

 

(CDP) is enabled for the phone. CDP allows the

For more information about

 

 

phone to be discovered by the CiscoWorks2000

 

 

CiscoWorks2000, refer to

 

 

network management system.

 

 

the documentation available

 

 

 

 

 

 

at this URL:

 

 

 

http://www.cisco.com/

 

 

 

univercd/cc/td/doc/product/

 

 

 

rtrmgmt/cw2000/index.htm

 

 

 

See the “Configuring CDP”

 

 

 

section on page 4-32.

 

 

 

 

 

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