Activation Code Onboarding - Cisco 8800 Series Administration Manual

Cisco IP Phone Installation
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.
Step 8
Monitor the phone startup process. This step 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 the Network from the Phone, on page
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.
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.

Activation Code Onboarding

If your network is configured for Activation Code Onboarding, you can set up new phones to register
automatically in a secure way. You generate and provide each user with a unique 16-digit activation code.
The user enters the activation code, and the phone automatically registers.
Activation codes can be used only once, and have an expiry date. If a user enters an expired code, the phone
displays Invalid activation code on the screen. If this happens, provide the user with a new code.
This feature is available in firmware release 11-2-3MSR1, BroadWorks Application Server Release 22.0
(patch AP.as.22.0.1123.ap368163 and its dependencies). However, you can change phones with older firmware
to use this feature. To do this, use the following procedure.
Before you begin
Ensure that you allow the activation.webex.com service through your firewall to support onboarding via
activation code.
Access the phone web page.
Procedure
Step 1
Reset the phone to the factory settings.
Step 2 Select Voice > Provisioning > Configuration Profile.
Step 3
Enter the profile rule in the Profile Rule field in this format: gds://
Step 4
Select Firmware Upgrade.
Step 5 Enter the upgrade rule in the Upgrade Rule field in this format: http://<server ip
address>/sip88xx.11-2-3MSR1-1.loads/
Step 6 Submit All Changes.
See below a sample cfg.xml file showing the profile rule, and upgrade rule.
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Access the Phone Web Page, on page 88
Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Multiplatform Phones Administration Guide
Activation Code Onboarding
Connect the Footstand, on page 97.
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