Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

 

 

 

 

 

Network Configuration Menu

 

Table 4-2 Network Configuration Menu Options (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

Description

To Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DNS Server 1

 

Primary Domain Name System

1.

Unlock network configuration options.

 

DNS Server 2

 

(DNS) server (DNS Server 1) and

2.

Set the DHCP Enabled option to No.

 

 

optional backup DNS servers

 

DNS Server 3

 

3.

Scroll to the appropriate DNS Server

 

 

(DNS Server 2–5) used by the

 

DNS Server 4

 

phone.

 

option, press the Edit softkey, and then

 

 

 

 

enter a new DNS server IP address.

 

DNS Server 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Press the Validate softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Repeat Steps 3 and 4 as needed to assign

 

 

 

 

 

backup DNS servers.

 

 

 

 

6.

Press the Save softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operational

 

Auxiliary Virtual Local Area

The phone obtains its Operational VLAN ID

 

VLAN ID

 

Network (VLAN) configured on a

via Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) from the

 

 

 

Cisco Catalyst switch in which the

switch to which the phone is attached. To

 

 

 

phone is a member.

assign a VLAN ID manually, use the Admin.

 

 

 

If the phone has not received an

VLAN ID option.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

auxiliary VLAN, this option

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicates the Administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VLAN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If neither the auxiliary VLAN nor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Administrative VLAN are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

configured, this option is blank.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Admin. VLAN

 

Auxiliary VLAN in which the

1.

Unlock network configuration options.

 

ID

 

phone is a member.

2.

Scroll to the Admin. VLAN ID option,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Used only if the phone does not

 

press the Edit softkey, and then enter a

 

 

 

receive an auxiliary VLAN from

 

new Admin VLAN setting.

 

 

 

the switch, ignored otherwise.

3.

Press the Validate softkey and then press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Save softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DHCP Enabled

 

Indicates whether DHCP is being

1.

Unlock network configuration options.

 

 

 

used by the phone.

2.

Scroll to the DHCP Enabled option and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

press the No softkey to disable DHCP, or

 

 

 

 

 

press the Yes softkey to enable DHCP.

 

 

 

 

3.

Press the Save softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 7911G, 7906G manual Vlan ID

7906G, 7911G specifications

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