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Chapter 8 Monitoring the Cisco Unified IP Phone Remotely

Network Configuration

	Table 8-2	Network Configuration Area Items (continued)

	Item		Description

	Domain Name		Name of the Domain Name System (DNS) domain in which the phone
			resides.

	IP Address		Internet Protocol (IP) address of the phone.

	Subnet Mask		Subnet mask used by the phone.

	TFTP Server 1		Primary Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server used by the
			phone.

	Default Router 1–5		Default router used by the phone (Default Router 1) and optional
			backup routers (Default Router 2–5.

	DNS Server 1–5		Primary Domain Name System (DNS) server (DNS Server 1) and
			optional backup DNS servers (DNS Server 2–5) used by the phone.

	Operational VLAN ID		Auxiliary Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) configured on a Cisco
			Catalyst switch in which the phone is a member.

	Admin. VLAN ID		Auxiliary VLAN in which the phone is a member.

	Unified CM 1–5		Host names or IP addresses, in prioritized order, of the
			Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers with which the
			phone can register. An item can also show the IP address of an SRST
			router that is capable of providing limited
			Cisco Unified Communications Manager functionality, if such a router
			is available.
			For an available server, an item will show the
			Cisco Unified Communications Manager server IP address and one of
			the following states:
			• Active—Cisco Unified Communications Manager server from
			which the phone is currently receiving call-processing services.
			• Standby—Cisco Unified Communications Manager server to
			which the phone switches if the current server becomes
			unavailable.
			• Blank—No current connection to this
			Cisco Unified Communications Manager server.
			An item may also include the Survivable Remote Site Telephony
			(SRST) designation, which identifies an SRST router capable of
			providing Cisco Unified Communications Manager functionality with
			a limited feature set. This router assumes control of call processing if
			all other Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers become
			unreachable. The SRST Cisco Unified Communications Manager
			always appears last in the list of servers, even if it is active. You
			configure the SRST router address in the Device Pool section in
			Cisco Unified Communications Manager Configuration window.

	Information URL		URL of the help text that appears on the phone.

	Directories URL		URL of the server from which the phone obtains directory information.

	Messages URL		URL of the server from which the phone obtains message services.

	Services URL		URL of the server from which the phone obtains Cisco Unified IP
			Phone services.

	Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970G/7971G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0


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7970G, 7971G-GE specifications

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7970G, 7971G-GE specifications