For more information, refer to the Cisco Unified IP Phone 9971 Administration Guide at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/product/phones/ps10453/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html
WLAN Status Indicator
As of the 9.0(2) release, the WLAN status indicator will be visible in all menus within Administrator Settings.
In the initial release, the WLAN status indicator was only visible in the WLAN Setup menu.
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