Cisco Systems 8961 manual Verifying Dhcp Settings, Checking Static IP Address Settings, 12-7

Chapter 12 Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Cisco Unified IP Phone Resets Unexpectedly

Verifying DHCP Settings

The following suggestions can help you determine if the phone has been properly configured to use DHCP:

1.Verify that you have properly configured the phone to use DHCP. See the “Ethernet Setup Menu” section on page 7-4for more information.

2.Verify that the DHCP server has been set up properly.

3.Verify the DHCP lease duration. Cisco recommends that you set it to 8 days.

Checking Static IP Address Settings

If the phone has been assigned a static IP address, verify that you have entered the correct settings. See the “Ethernet Setup Menu” section on page 7-4for more information.

Verifying the Voice VLAN Configuration

If the Cisco Unified IP Phone appears to reset during heavy network usage (for example, following extensive web surfing on a computer connected to the same switch as the phone), it is likely that you do not have a voice VLAN configured.

Isolating the phones on a separate auxiliary VLAN increases the quality of the voice traffic. See the “Understanding How the Cisco Unified IP Phone Interacts with the VLAN” section on page 2-2for details.

Verifying that the Phones Have Not Been Intentionally Reset

If you are not the only administrator with access to Cisco Unified Communications Manager, you should verify that no one else has intentionally reset the phones.

You can check whether a Cisco Unified IP Phone received a command from Cisco Unified Communications Manager to reset by pressing the Applications button on the phone and choosing Administrator Settings > Status > Network Statistics. If the phone was recently reset, one of these messages appears:

•Reset-Reset—Phone closed due to receiving a Reset/Reset from Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration.

•Reset-Restart—Phone closed due to receiving a Reset/Restart from Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration.

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