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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SW Port

 

Speed and duplex of the network port (labeled 10/100

1.

Unlock network configuration options.

 

Configuration

 

SW on the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970, and

2.

Scroll to the SW Port Configuration

 

 

 

10/100/1000 SW on the Cisco

 

 

 

 

option and then press the Edit softkey.

 

 

 

Unified IP Phone 7971G-GE). Valid values:

 

 

 

 

3. Scroll to the setting that you want and then

 

 

 

Auto Negotiate

 

 

 

 

press the Select softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 Half—10-BaseT/half duplex

4.

Press the Save softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 Full—10-BaseT/full duplex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100 Half—100-BaseT/half duplex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100 Full—100-BaseT/full duplex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1000 Full—1000-BaseT/full duplex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the phone is connected to a switch, configure the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

port on the switch to the same speed/duplex as the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

phone, or configure both to auto-negotiate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you change the setting of this option, you must

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

change the PC Port Configuration option to the same

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC Port

 

Speed and duplex of the access port (labeled 10/100

1.

Unlock network configuration options.

 

Configuration

 

PC on the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970, and

2.

Scroll to the PC Port Configuration option

 

 

 

10/100/1000 PC on the Cisco

 

 

 

 

and then press the Edit softkey.

 

 

 

Unified IP Phone 7971G-GE). Valid values:

 

 

 

 

3. Scroll to the setting that you want and then

 

 

 

Auto Negotiate

 

 

 

 

press the Select softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 Half—10-BaseT/half duplex

4.

Press the Save softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 Full—10-BaseT/full duplex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100 Half—100-BaseT/half duplex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100 Full—100-BaseT/full duplex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1000 Full—1000-BaseT/full duplex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the phone is connected to a switch, configure the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

port on the switch to the same speed/duplex as the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

phone, or configure both to auto-negotiate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you change the setting of this option, you must

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

change the SW Port Configuration option to the same

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC VLAN

 

Allows the phone to interoperate with 3rd party

1.

Unlock network configuration options.

 

 

 

switches that do not support a voice VLAN. The

2.

Make sure the Admin VLAN ID option is

 

 

 

Admin VLAN ID option must be set before you can

 

 

 

 

set.

 

 

 

change this option.

 

 

 

 

3. Scroll to the PC VLAN option, press the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit softkey, and then enter a new PC

 

 

 

 

 

 

VLAN setting.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Press the Validate softkey and then press

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Save softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 7971G-GE, 7970G manual Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

7970G, 7971G-GE specifications

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