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Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP 
Phone
The Cisco Unified IP Phone includes many configurable network and device settings that you may need 
to modify before the phone is functional for your users. You can access these settings, and change many 
of them, through menus on the phone.
This chapter includes the following topics:
 • Configuration Menus on the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 4-1
 • Overview of Options Configurable from a Phone, page 4-4
 • Network Configuration Menu, page 4-5
 • Device Configuration Menu, page 4-16
 • Security Configuration Menu, page 4-37
Configuration Menus on the Cisco Unified IP Phone
The Cisco Unified IP Phone includes the following configuration menus:
 • Network Configuration—Provides options for viewing and making a variety of network settings. For 
more information, see the “Network Configuration Menu” section on page 4-5.
 • Device Configuration—Provides access to sub-menus from which you can view a variety of non 
network-related settings. For more information, see the “Device Configuration Menu” section on 
page 4-16.
 • Security Configuration—Provides options for displaying and modifying security settings. For more 
information, see the “Security Configuration Menu” section on page 4-30.
Before you can change option settings on the Network Configuration menu, you must unlock options for 
editing. See the “Unlocking and Locking Options” section on page 4-2 for instructions.
For information about the keys you can use to edit or change option settings, see the “Editing Values” 
section on page 4-3.
You can control whether a phone user has access to phone settings by using the Settings Access field in 
the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Phone Configuration window. 
Related Topics
 • Displaying a Configuration Menu, page 4-2
 • Unlocking and Locking Options, page 4-2