Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your Cisco SIP IP Phone
Installing the Cisco SIP IP Phone
Configuring Network Parameters
Note This section describes how to configure the basic network parameters that are required for the phone to operate on the network. For a complete list of the network parameters that you can configure, see the “Modifying the Phone’s Network Settings” section on page
The network parameters include those parameters that must be configured on a phone for the phone to operate in an IP network. You can configure the required network parameters via DHCP or manually configure them after you have connected the phone to a power supply.
The following parameters must be defined for your phone to establish network connectivity:
•Phone's IP address
•Subnet mask
•Default gateway for the subnet (use “0.0.0.0” if not required)
•Domain name
•DNS server IP address (use “0.0.0.0” if not required)
•TFTP server IP address
When configuring the network parameters of an IP phone, adhere to the following guidelines:
•Use 0.0.0.0 for unused IP addresses.
•You can use 0.0.0.0 for the subnet mask only if the default gateway is also 0.0.0.0.
•The TFTP server must have a
•The default gateway must be on the same subnet as the phone.
•The default gateway can be 0.0.0.0 only if the TFTP or DNS server is on the same subnet as the phone.
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