Configuring Startup Network Settings - Cisco 7971G-GE - IP Phone VoIP Administration Manual

Chapter 3 Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone
If the line keys flash red in sequence after flashing yellow, do not power down the phone until the
Caution
sequence of red flashes completes. This sequence can take several minutes to complete.
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If the phone successfully passes through these stages, it has started up properly. If the phone does not
start up properly, see the

Configuring Startup Network Settings

If you are not using DHCP in your network, you must configure these network settings on the
Cisco Unified IP Phone after installing the phone on the network:
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You may also configure these optional settings as necessary:
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Some or all of the line keys flash green.
Normally, this sequence takes just a few seconds. However, if the phone flash memory is erased or
the phone load is corrupted, the sequence of green flashes will continue while the phone begins a
software update procedure. If the phone performs this procedure, the following buttons light to
indicate progress:
Headset—Phone is waiting for the network and completing CDP and DHCP configuration. (A
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DHCP server must be available in your network.)
– Mute—Phone is downloading images from the TFTP server.
Speaker—Phone is writing images to its flash memory.
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The phone screen displays the Cisco Systems, Inc., logo screen.
These messages display as the phone starts:
Verifying load (if the phone load does not match the load on the TFTP server). If this message
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displays, the phone start up again and repeats step 1 through step 4 above.
Configuring IP.
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Updating CTL.
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Updating Locale.
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Configuring Unified CM List.
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Registering.
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The main phone screen displays:
Current date and time
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Primary directory number
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– Additional directory numbers and speed dial numbers, if configured
– Softkeys
"Resolving Startup Problems" section on page
IP address
IP subnet information
Default gateway IP address
TFTP server IP address
Domain name
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970G/7971G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0

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