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Chapter 4      Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Device Configuration Menu
SIP Configuration Menu (SIP Phones Only)
The SIP Configuration menu is available on SIP phones. This menu contains these sub-menus:
  • SIP General Configuration Menu, page 4-14
  • Line Settings Menu, page 4-16
SIP General Configuration Menu
The SIP General Configuration menu displays information about the configurable SIP parameters on a 
SIP phone. 
Table 4-5 describes the options in this menu.
Table 4-5 SIP General Configuration Menu Options 
Option Description To Change
Preferred CODEC Displays the CODEC to use when a call 
is initiated. This value will always be 
set to none.
Display only—cannot configure.
Out of Band DTMF Displays the configuration of the 
out-of-band signaling (for tone 
detection on the IP side of a gateway). 
The Cisco Unified SIP IP phone 
supports out-of-band signaling using 
the AVT tone method. This value will 
always be set to avt.
Display only—cannot configure.
Register with Proxy Displays if the phone must register with 
a proxy server during initialization. 
This value will always be set to true.
Display only—cannot configure.
Register Expires Displays the amount of time, in 
seconds, after which a registration 
request expires. 
From Cisco Unified Communications 
Manager Administration, choose 
Device > Device
 Settings > SIP 
Profile.
Phone Label Displays the text that is displayed on 
the top right status line of the LCD on 
the phone. This text is for end-user 
display only and has no effect on caller 
identification or messaging. This value 
will always be set to null.
Display only—cannot configure.
Enable VAD Displays if voice activation detection 
(VAD) is enabled.
From Cisco Unified Communications 
Manager Administration, choose 
Device > Device
 Settings > SIP 
Profile.
Start Media Port Displays the start Real-Time Transport 
Protocol (RTP) range for media.
From Cisco Unified Communications 
Manager Administration, choose 
Device > Device
 Settings > SIP 
Profile.