Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Network Configuration Menu

Table 4-3

IPv4 Configuration Menu Options (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

Description

To Change

 

 

 

 

 

DHCP Address

 

Releases the IP address assigned by DHCP.

1.

Unlock network configuration options.

Released

 

 

2.

Scroll to the DHCP Address Released option

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and press the Yes softkey to release the IP

 

 

 

 

address assigned by DHCP, or press the No

 

 

 

 

softkey if you do not want to release this IP

 

 

 

 

address.

 

 

 

3. Press the Save softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

Alternate TFTP

 

Indicates whether the phone is using an alternative

1.

Unlock network configuration options.

 

 

TFTP server.

2.

Scroll to the Alternate TFTP option and press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Yes softkey if the phone should use an

 

 

 

 

alternative TFTP server.

 

 

 

3. Press the Save softkey.

 

 

 

 

 

TFTP Server 1

 

Primary Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)

1.

Unlock the CTL file if necessary (for example,

 

 

server used by the phone. If you are not using

 

if you are changing the administrative domain

 

 

DHCP in your network and you want to change

 

of the phone).

 

 

this server, you must use the TFTP Server 1

2.

If DHCP is enabled, set the Alternate TFTP

 

 

option.

 

 

 

option to Yes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you set the Alternate TFTP option to yes, you

3.

Scroll to the TFTP Server 1 option, press the

 

 

must enter a non-zero value for the TFTP Server 1

 

 

 

Edit softkey, and then enter a new TFTP server

 

 

option.

 

 

 

 

IP address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If neither the primary TFTP server nor the backup

4.

Press the Validate softkey, and then press the

 

 

TFTP server is listed in the CTL file on the phone,

 

 

 

Save softkey.

 

 

you must unlock the CTL file before you can save

 

 

 

Note

If you forgot to unlock the CTL file, you

 

 

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

 

 

the phone will delete the CTL file when you save

 

can change the TFTP Server 1 address in

 

 

changes to the TFTP Server 1 option. A new CTL

 

the CTL file, then erase the CTL file by

 

 

file will be downloaded from the new TFTP Server

 

pressing the Erase softkey from the

 

 

1 address.

 

Security Configuration menu. A new CTL

 

 

For information about the CTL file, refer to Cisco

 

file will be downloaded from the new TFTP

 

 

 

Server 1 address.

 

 

Unified Communications Manager Security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guide. For information about unlocking the CTL

 

 

 

 

file, see the “Security Configuration Menu”

 

 

 

 

section on page 4-29.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7970G, 7971G-GE specifications

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