Active And Standby Phone Modes; Active Mode - Cisco 7921G - Unified Wireless IP Phone VoIP Administration Manual

Chapter 3 Setting Up the Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phone 7921G
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When the phone passes through these stages with no errors, the phone started up properly. Now the
phone is in standby mode and is ready to place or receive calls.
The signal icon in the upper left corner shows the strength of the signal between the wireless access point
and the phone. The phone must have an adequate signal to successfully place or receive calls. If the
signal icon displays only one bar, the weak signal can cause problems with phone performance.
If the phone does not complete these steps successfully, see the
Problems" section on page
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Active and Standby Phone Modes

When the Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phone 7921G is powered on, it can be in one of these two modes:
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Active Mode

The phone is in active mode when there is an active RTP stream. When the phone is performing one of
these actions, it is consuming power:
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The standard battery provides up to 11.5 hours of talk time in active mode and the extended battery
provides up to 15.5 hours of talk time.
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The phone screen displays these messages as the phone starts up:
Locating Network Services
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Configuring IP
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Network Up
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Configuring Unified CMList
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Registering
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The following information displays on the main phone screen:
• Current time and date
• Primary directory number
• Main screen icons for four menus and Help
• "Your current options" on status line
• Softkey labels (Messages and Options)
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Active and Standby Phone Modes, page 3-17
Understanding the Phone Startup Process, page 3-18
Active mode
Standby mode
Connected to an active call
Scanning for channels
Sending CDP packets
Sending keep-alive messages
Reregistering with Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Powering On the Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phone 7921G
"Resolving Startup and Connectivity
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