Chapter 4 Configuring Network Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Network Configuration Menu

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Network Configuration Menu Options (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

Description

To Change

 

 

 

 

MAC Address

 

Unique Media Access Control (MAC) address of the phone.

Display only—cannot configure.

 

 

 

 

Host Name

 

Unique host name that the DHCP server assigned to the

Display only—cannot configure.

 

 

phone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domain Name

 

Name of the Domain Name System (DNS) domain in which

1.

Set the DHCP Enabled option to No.

 

 

the phone resides. You can overwrite this value if the

2.

Scroll to the Domain Name option,

 

 

Alternate Domain option is set to Yes.

 

 

 

press the Edit softkey, and then enter a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

new domain name.

 

 

 

3.

Press the Validat. softkey and then

 

 

 

 

press the Save softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

IP Address

 

Internet Protocol (IP) address of the phone.

1.

Set the DHCP Enabled option to No.

 

 

If you assign an IP address with this option, you must also

2.

Scroll to the IP Address option, press

 

 

assign a subnet mask and default router. See the Subnet

 

the Edit softkey, and then enter a new IP

 

 

Mask and Default Router options in this table.

 

Address.

 

 

 

3.

Press the Validat. softkey and then

 

 

 

 

press the Save softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

Subnet Mask

 

Subnet mask used by the phone.

1.

Set the DHCP Enabled option to No.

 

 

 

2.

Scroll to the Subnet Mask option, press

 

 

 

 

the Edit softkey, and then enter a new

 

 

 

 

subnet mask.

 

 

 

3.

Press the Validat. softkey and then

 

 

 

 

press the Save softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

TFTP Server 1

 

Primary Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server used

1.

Set the Alternate TFTP option to Yes.

 

 

by the phone. By default this server is CiscoCM1. If you are

2.

Scroll to the TFTP Server 1 option,

 

 

not using DHCP in your network and you want to change

 

 

 

press the Edit softkey, and then enter a

 

 

this default server, you must use the TFTP Server 1 option.

 

 

 

 

new TFTP server IP address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you set the Alternate TFTP option to yes, you must enter

3.

Press the Validate softkey, and then

 

 

a non-zero value for the TFTP Server 1 option.

 

 

 

press the Save softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the primary TFTP server is not listed in the CTL file on

 

 

 

 

the phone, you must unlock the CTL file before you can

 

 

 

 

save changes to the TFTP Server 1 option. In this case, the

 

 

 

 

phone will delete the CTL file when you save changes to the

 

 

 

 

TFTP Server 1 option.

 

 

 

 

For information about the CTL file, refer to Cisco Unified

 

 

 

 

Communications Manager Security Guide. For information

 

 

 

 

about unlocking the CTL file, see the “Security

 

 

 

 

Configuration Menu” section on page 6-12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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