Customizing Cisco SPA and Wireless IP Phones
Configuring Phone Information and Display Settings
Cisco Small Business SPA300 Series, SPA500 Series, and WIP310 IP Phone Administration Guide 50
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If the HTTP Refresh Timer is set in the server’s response to BMP Picture Download 
URL, the phone downloads the picture from the link and displays it on the screen. 
The phone automatically retrieves the picture after the specified number of 
seconds. 
STEP  7 Click Submit All Changes.
When the 
BMP Picture Download URL
 is changed, the phone compares the URL to 
the previous image’s URL. (If the URLs are the same, the phone does not perform 
the download.) If the URLs are different, the phone downloads the new image and 
displays it (providing the 
Select Background Picture
 field is set to BMP Picture).
Cisco SPA525G:
STEP 1 Copy the image to an HTTP server that is accessible from the phone. (TFTP is not 
supported.)
STEP  2 Log in to the configuration utility. 
STEP  3 Click Admin Login and advanced.
STEP  4 Click the User tab. 
STEP  5 In the Screen section, Background Picture Type field, select Download BMP 
Picture.
STEP  6 Enter the URL of the .bmp file you want in the 
BMP Picture Download URL
 field. 
The URL must include the HTTP server name (or IP address), directory, and 
filename, for example:
http://myserver.mydomain.com/images/downloadablepicture.jpg
If the HTTP Refresh Timer is set in the server’s response to BMP Picture Download 
URL, the phone downloads the picture from the link and displays it on the screen. 
The phone automatically retrieves the picture after the specified number of 
seconds. 
STEP  7 Click Submit All Changes.
When the 
BMP Picture Download URL
 is changed, the phone compares the URL to 
the previous image’s URL. (If the URLs are the same, the phone does not perform 
the download.) If the URLs are different, the phone downloads the new image and 
displays it (providing the 
Select Background Picture
 field is set to Download BMP 
Picture).