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Your phone's initial setup and connection to the network are performed by your administrator. If your phone is not set up, contact your administrator for instructions.
Once the phone boots up, you may need to onboard it using an activation code:
Enter your 16-digit activation code in the field provided on the Welcome screen (you don't need to input the hyphen (-) character).
Press Continue.
The phone completes the onboarding process automatically. If an error displays, re-enter the code or contact your administrator.
Press pound (#).
Enter your activation code in the field provided on the Welcome screen.
You can sign in to your Cisco 7800 Series IP Phone in a few ways:
Press Sign in.
Enter your username and password, then press Sign in.
Enter your password in the New password and Reenter new password fields.
Press Save.
Press Sign in.
Enter your user ID and password.
Press Save.
You can customize some phone settings using the phone web page, which you access from your computer. Your administrator will provide you with the page URL, your user ID, and password. Through the phone web page, you can control features, line settings, and phone services for your phone.
To physically connect your Cisco 7800 Series IP Phone to the telephone network, you need to use a wired connection. The phone is plugged into the network using an Ethernet cable.
You can transfer an active call to another person. You can either transfer directly or consult with the other person before completing the transfer:
From a call that is not on hold, press Transfer.
Enter the other person's phone number and press Call.
From a call that is not on hold, press Transfer.
When the other person answers, you can talk to them.
(Optional) Press the line key to return to the held call.
(Optional) Press the line key to return to the transfer target phone number.
Press Transfer or Transfer again.
To check missed calls on your Cisco 7800 Series IP Phone:
Each line has missed call badging, and you can view the number of missed calls per line on the phone screen. The maximum missed call badge is
99. When you view either the All calls or Missed calls list for a particular line, the missed call badge for the selected line gets cleared.
Yes, if your network supports Power over Ethernet (PoE), you can plug your phone into the network using an Ethernet cable connected to the Ethernet phone port.
Your phone is provisioned by your administrator. However, after your phone boots up, you may need to enter an activation code to complete the onboarding process:
Enter your 16-digit activation code in the field provided on the Welcome screen (you don't need to input the hyphen (-) character).
Press Continue.
The phone completes the onboarding process automatically. If an error displays, re-enter the code or contact your administrator.
Press pound (#).
Enter your activation code in the field provided on the Welcome screen.
Your Cisco 7800 Series IP Phone may not be ringing due to the following reasons:
Press Applications.
Select User preferences > Call preferences > Do not disturb.
Select Off to turn off DND.
Press Set to save the setting.
Press the Volume up (+) or down (-) button on the phone.
If your administrator restricts volume control, you may not be able to adjust it. In this case, contact your administrator.
You can control the ringer volume of an incoming call on your phone or from the phone administration web page.
If your administrator restricts your ability to control the ringer volume, you may not be able to perform this task.
You can forward calls from any line on your phone to another number. Call forwarding is phone-line specific.
To forward calls from your phone:
To forward calls using the phone web page:
To check your personal voicemail:
You can block numbers on your Cisco 7800 Series IP Phone in two ways:
Press the Navigation cluster up or down to select a phone line.
Press Applications.
Select User preferences > Call preferences > Block anonymous call.
Select On if you want to block the call that does not have caller information, or select Off to allow the call.
Press Set to save the setting.
Press Applications.
Select User preferences > Call preferences.
Select Block caller ID.
Press Select to toggle caller ID blocking on or off.
Press Set to save the change.
To place an active call on hold and then resume it:
Your administrator can configure the phone to make setting menus available on the phone screen or on the phone web interface. If you cannot find a specific menu, contact your administrator.
To access general settings on your phone:
If your administrator has not set up your personal voicemail phone number on your phone, you can set it up yourself:
You may need to reboot your phone for software upgrades or other changes to take effect. Your settings or other customizations will not change.
To restart your phone:
Missed calls may not be showing on your display due to the following reasons:
To prevent calls from going straight to voicemail, you need to manage your call forwarding settings. If calls are going to voicemail, it's likely due to a "Call Forward No Answer" or "Call Forward All" setting.
To manage call forwarding from your phone:
To manage call forwarding from the phone web page:
You can talk with several people in a single call by adding another person to an active call.
If your administrator has added a star code to the Conference button, you can combine many active calls into a conference by pressing the Conference button only once.
To dial out using your Cisco 7800 Series IP Phone, you can make a call just like with any other phone:
Alternatively, you can use the speakerphone or a headset:
Enter a number using the keypad.
Press the Speakerphone button.
Plug in a headset.
Enter a number using the keypad.
Press the Headset button.
A blinking red light on your Cisco 7800 Series IP Phone can indicate several things:
To answer an incoming call:
If you have a call waiting while on an active call:
The Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series models (7811, 7821, 7841, and 7861) offer easy-to-use, highly-secure voice communications with distinct hardware types:
You can access and use various directories and contacts on your Cisco 7800 Series IP Phone, including Personal Address Book, All Directories, Corporate Directory (LDAP, BroadSoft, XML), and Webex Directory.
To access contacts:
You can connect and use a headset with your Cisco 7800 Series IP Phone as follows:
Plug in a headset.
Enter a number using the keypad.
Press the Headset button.
Your phone number or directory number is displayed in the header row at the top of your phone screen.
The Cisco 7800 Series IP Phone can receive power in two ways:
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