Set Up Phone From Setup Menus - Cisco 7821 Administration Manual

Set Up Phone From Setup Menus

Step 3 Connect a headset to the headset port. You can add a headset later if you do not connect one now. For more
information, see
Step 4 Connect a wireless headset. You can add a wireless headset later if you do not want to connect one now. For
more information, see your wireless headset documentation.
Step 5 Connect a straight-through Ethernet cable from the switch to the network port labeled 10/100 SW on the Cisco
IP Phone (10/100/1000 SW on Cisco IP Phone 7841). Each Cisco IP Phone ships with one Ethernet cable in
the box. Use Category 3, 5, or 5e cabling for 10 Mbps connections; Category 5 or 5e for 100 Mbps connections;
and Category 5e for 1000 Mbps connections. For more information, see
on page
Step 6
Connect a straight-through Ethernet cable from another network device, such as a desktop computer, to the
computer port on the Cisco IP Phone. You can connect another network device later if you do not connect
one now.
You can use Category 3, 5, or 5e cabling for 10 Mbps connections; Category 5 or 5e for 100 Mbps connections;
and Category 5e for 1000 Mbps connections. For more information, see
on page 5
Step 7 If the phone is on a desk, adjust the footstand. For more information, see
With a wall-mounted phone, you might need to adjust the handset rest to ensure that the receiver cannot slip
out of the cradle. For more information,
Step 8 Monitor the phone startup process. This step adds primary and secondary directory numbers and features that
are associated with directory numbers to the phone, and verifies that the phone is configured properly.
Step 9
If you are configuring the network settings on the phone, you can set up an IP address for the phone by either
using DHCP or manually entering an IP address.
See Configure Network Settings, on page 39
Step 10 Upgrade the phone to the current firmware image.
Firmware upgrades over the WLAN interface may take longer than upgrading over the wired interface,
depending on the quality and bandwidth of the wireless connection. Some upgrades may take more than one
hour.
Step 11 Make calls with the Cisco IP Phone to verify that the phone and features work correctly.
See the Cisco IP Phone 7821, 7841, and 7861 User Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager (SIP).
Step 12 Provide information to end users about how to use their phones and how to configure their phone options.
This step ensures that users have adequate information to successfully use their Cisco IP Phones.
Related Topics
Cisco IP Phone Hardware, on page 17
Verify Phone Startup, on page 43
Verify Network Setup, on page 33
Set Up Phone From Setup Menus
The phone includes many configurable network settings that you may need to modify before the phone is
functional for your users. You can access these settings, and change some of them, through menus on the
phone.
The phone includes the following setup menus:
Cisco IP Phone 7821, 7841, and 7861 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 10.0
(SIP)
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Headsets, on page 62.
5.
for guidelines.
seeAdjust the Handset Rest, on page 75
and Network Setup, on page
Network and Computer Port Pinouts,
Network and Computer Port Pinouts,
Connect Footstand, on page
161.
61.