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Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Overview of Options Configurable from a Phone
Note The Cisco Unified IP Phone provides several methods you can use to reset or restore option settings, if
necessary. For more information, see the “Resetting or Restoring the Cisco Unified IP Phone” section
on page 9-13.
Related Topics
• Displaying a Configuration Menu, page 4-2
• Unlocking and Locking Options, page 4-3
• Overview of Options Configurable from a Phone, page 4-4
• Network Configuration Menu, page 4-5
• Device Configuration Menu, page 4-10
• Security Configuration Menu, page 4-29
Overview of Options Configurable from a Phone
The settings that you can change on a phone fall into several categories, as shown in Table 4 -1. For a
detailed explanation of each setting and instructions for changing them, see the “Network Configuration
Menu” section on page 4-5.
Note There are several options on various configuration menus that are for display only or that you can
configure from Cisco Unified Communications Manager. These options also are also described in this
chapter.
Table 4-1 Settings Configurable from the Phone
Category Description Network Configuration Menu Option
General Network Settings
VLAN settings Admin. VLAN ID allows you to change the administrative
VLAN used by the phone. PC VLAN allows the phone to
interoperate with third-party switches that do not support a
voice VLAN.
Admin. VLAN ID
PC VLAN
Port settings Allow you to set the speed and duplex of the network and
access ports.
SW Port Configuration
PC Port Configuration
IPv4 Network Settings
DHCP settings Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
automatically assigns IP address to devices when you
connect them to the network. Cisco Unified IP Phones
enable DHCP by default.
DHCP
DHCP Address Released