Configuring Network Parameters - Cisco 7960 Administrator's Manual

Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your 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 3-2.
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:
When configuring the network parameters of an IP phone, adhere to the following
guidelines:
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Phone's IP address
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• Subnet mask
Default gateway for the subnet (use "0.0.0.0" if not required)
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Domain name
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• DNS server IP address (use "0.0.0.0" if not required)
TFTP server IP address
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Use 0.0.0.0 for unused IP addresses.
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• 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 non-zero IP address.
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• 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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