Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Device Configuration Menu

Table 4-9

HTTP Configuration Menu Options (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

Description

To Change

 

 

 

Authentication URL

URL that the phone uses to validate requests

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

made to the phone web server.

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

 

Phone Configuration.

 

 

 

Proxy Server URL

URL of proxy server, which makes HTTP

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

requests to non-local host addresses on behalf of

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

the phone HTTP client and provides responses

Phone Configuration.

 

 

from the non-local host to the phone HTTP

 

 

 

client.

 

 

 

 

 

Idle URL

 

URL of an XML service that the phone displays

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

when the phone has not been used for the time

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

specified in the Idle URL Time option and no

Phone Configuration.

 

 

menu is open. For example, you could use the

 

 

 

Idle URL option and the Idle URL Timer option

 

 

 

to display a stock quote or a calendar on the LCD

 

 

 

screen when the phone has not been used for 5

 

 

 

minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

Idle URL Time

 

Number of seconds that the phone has not been

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

used and no menu is open before the XML

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

service specified in the Idle URL option is

Phone Configuration.

 

 

activated.

 

 

 

 

 

Locale Configuration Menu

The Locale Configuration menu displays information about the user locale and the network locale used by the phone. Table 4-10describes the options on this menu.

Table 4-10

Locale Configuration Menu Options

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

Description

To Change

 

 

 

 

User Locale

 

User locale associated with the phone user. The

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

user locale identifies a set of detailed

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

information to support users, including

Phone Configuration.

 

 

language, font, date and time formatting, and

 

 

 

alphanumeric keyboard text information.

 

 

 

 

User Locale Version

Version of the user locale loaded on the phone.

Display only—Cannot configure.

 

 

 

User Locale Char Set

Character set that the phone uses for the user

Display only—Cannot configure.

 

 

locale.

 

 

 

 

 

Network Locale

 

Network locale associated with the phone user.

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

The network locale identifies a set of detailed

Administration, choose Device > Phone >

 

 

information that supports the phone in a specific

Phone Configuration.

 

 

location, including definitions of the tones and

 

 

 

cadences used by the phone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7970G, 7971G-GE specifications

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