Verify Dns Settings; Create New Phone Configuration File - Cisco 7975G Software Manual

Troubleshooting and Maintenance
• DHCP Server: If you have assigned a static IP address to the phone, you do not need to enter a value
for the DHCP Server option. However, if you are using a DHCP server, this option must have a value.
If it does not, check your IP routing and VLAN configuration. See Troubleshooting Switch Port Problems
at this URL:
• IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Router: If you have assigned a static IP address to the phone, you
must manually enter settings for these options. See
instructions.
Step 2
If you are using DHCP, check the IP addresses distributed by your DHCP server. See Understanding and
Troubleshooting DHCP in Catalyst Switch or Enterprise Networks at this URL:
US/tech/tk648/tk361/technologies_tech_note09186a00800f0804.shtml

Verify DNS Settings

To verify DNS settings, perform these steps.
Procedure
Step 1 Verify this setting by pressing Settings.
Step 2 Choose Network Configuration and scroll to the DNS Server 1 option.
Step 3 Verify that a CNAME entry exists in the DNS server for the TFTP server and for the
Cisco Unified Communications Manager system.
Step 4 Ensure that DNS is configured to do reverse look-ups.

Create New Phone Configuration File

If you continue to have problems with a particular phone that other suggestions in this chapter do not resolve,
the configuration file may be corrupted.
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