Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Device Configuration Menu

SIP General Configuration Menu

The SIP General Configuration menu displays information about the configurable SIP parameters on a SIP phone. Table 4-6describes the options in this menu.

Table 4-6

SIP General Configuration Menu Options

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

Description

To Change

 

 

 

Preferred CODEC

Displays the CODEC to use when a call is

Display only—cannot configure.

 

 

initiated. This value will always be set to none.

 

 

 

 

Out of Band DTMF

Displays the configuration of the out-of-band

Display only—cannot configure.

 

 

signaling (for tone detection on the IP side of a

 

 

 

gateway). The Cisco Unified IP Phone (SIP)

 

 

 

supports out-of-band signaling by using the AVT

 

 

 

tone method. This value will always be set to avt.

 

 

 

 

Register with Proxy

Displays if the phone must register with a proxy

Display only—cannot configure.

 

 

server during initialization. This value will

 

 

 

always be set to Yes.

 

 

 

 

 

Register Expires

 

Displays the amount of time, in seconds, after

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

which a registration request expires.

Administration, choose Device >

 

 

 

Device Settings > SIP Profile.

 

 

 

 

Phone Label

 

Displays the text that is displayed on the top

Display only—cannot configure.

 

 

right status line of the LCD on the phone. This

 

 

 

text is for end-user display only and has no effect

 

 

 

on caller identification or messaging. This value

 

 

 

will always be set to null.

 

 

 

 

 

Enable VAD

 

Displays if voice activation detection (VAD) is

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

enabled. This value is set to No by default.

Administration, choose Device >

 

 

 

Device Settings > SIP Profile.

 

 

 

 

Start Media Port

 

Displays the start Real-Time Transport Protocol

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

(RTP) range for media.

Administration, choose Device >

 

 

 

Device Settings > SIP Profile.

 

 

 

 

End Media Port

 

Displays the end Real-Time Transport Protocol

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

(RTP) range for media.

Administration, choose Device >

 

 

 

Device Settings > SIP Profile.

 

 

 

 

NAT Enabled

 

Displays if Network Address Translation (NAT)

Display only—cannot configure.

 

 

is enabled. This value will always be set to false.

 

 

 

 

 

NAT Address

 

Displays the WAN IP address of the NAT or

Display only—cannot configure.

 

 

firewall server. This value will always be set to

 

 

 

null.

 

 

 

 

 

Call Statistics

 

Displays if call statistics are enabled on the

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

phone.This value is set to No by default.

Administration, choose Device >

 

 

 

Device Settings > SIP Profile.

 

 

 

 

Related Topics

Displaying a Configuration Menu, page 4-2

Device Configuration Menu, page 4-10

 

 

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 Device Settings SIP Profile, Displaying a Configuration Menu, Device Configuration Menu

7970G, 7971G-GE specifications

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