Chapter 9 Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Troubleshooting Cisco Unified IP Phone Security

Troubleshooting Cisco Unified IP Phone Security

Table 9-1provides troubleshooting information for the security features on the Cisco Unified IP Phone. For information relating to the solutions for any of these issues, and for additional troubleshooting information about security, refer to Cisco Unified CallManager Security Guide.

Table 9-1 Cisco Unified IP Phone Security Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible Cause

 

 

Device authentication error.

CTL file does not have a

 

Cisco Unified CallManager certificate or

 

has an incorrect certificate.

 

 

Phone cannot authenticate CTL file.

The security token that signed the

 

updated CTL file does not exist in the

 

CTL file on the phone.

 

 

Phone cannot authenticate any of the

Invalid TFTP record.

configuration files other than the

 

CTL file.

 

 

 

Phone reports TFTP authorization

The TFTP address for the phone does

failure.

not exist in the CTL file.

 

If you created a new CTL file with a

 

new TFTP record, the existing CTL

 

file on the phone may not contain a

 

record for the new TFTP server.

 

 

Phone does not register with

The CTL file does not contain the correct

Cisco Unified CallManager.

information for the

 

Cisco Unified CallManager server.

 

 

Phone does not request signed

The CTL file does not contain any TFTP

configuration files.

entries with certificates.

 

 

General Troubleshooting Tips

This section provides troubleshooting information for some common issues that might occur on the Cisco Unified IP Phone.

 

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7906G, 7911G specifications

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