Chapter 9 Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Resetting or Restoring the Cisco Unified IP Phone
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Resetting or Restoring the Cisco Unified IP Phone
There are two methods for resetting or restoring the Cisco Unified IP Phone:
• Performing a Basic Reset, page 9-18
• Performing a Factory Reset, page 9-19
Performing a Basic Reset
Performing a basic reset of a Cisco Unified IP Phone provides a way to recover if
the phone experiences an error and provides a way to reset or restore various
configuration and security settings.
Table 9-3 describes the ways to perform a basic reset. You can reset a phone with
any of these operations any time after the phone has started up. Choose the
operation that is appropriate for your situation.
Ta b l e 9-3 Basic Reset Methods
Operation Performing Explanation
Reset phone From any screen (but not when the
phone is idle), press **#**.
Resets any user and network
configuration changes that you have
made but that the phone has not written
to its Flash memory to
previously-saved settings, then restarts
the phone.