Troubleshooting and Maintenance
• When you remove a phone from the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database, its
Note
configuration file is deleted from the Cisco Unified Communications Manager TFTP server. The
phone's directory number or numbers remain in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database.
They are called "unassigned DNs" and can be used for other devices. If unassigned DNs are not used
by other devices, delete them from the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database. You can
use the Route Plan Report to view and delete unassigned reference numbers. See Cisco
Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide for more information.
• Changing the buttons on a phone button template, or assigning a different phone button template to
a phone, may result in directory numbers that are no longer accessible from the phone. The directory
numbers are still assigned to the phone in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database,
but there is no button on the phone with which calls can be answered. These directory numbers
should be removed from the phone and deleted if necessary.
To create a new configuration file, follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1
From Cisco Unified Communications Manager, choose Device > Phone > Find to locate the phone experiencing
problems.
Step 2
Choose Delete to remove the phone from the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database.
Step 3
Add the phone back to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database. See
Communications Manager Phone Addition Methods, on page 38
Step 4
Power cycle the phone.
Determine DNS or Connectivity Issues
If the phone continues to reset, follow these steps to eliminate DNS or other connectivity errors:
Procedure
Step 1
Use Erase to reset phone settings to their default values. See
page 229
Step 2
Modify DHCP and IP settings:
a) Disable DHCP. See
b) Assign static IP values to the phone. See
the same default router setting used for other functioning Cisco Unified IP Phones.
for details.
Network Configuration Menu, on page 64
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7941G, 7941G-GE, 7942G, 7961G, 7961G-GE, and 7962G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified
for details.
Cisco Unified IP Phone Reset or Restore, on
for instructions.
Network Configuration Menu, on page 64
Communications Manager 9.0 (SCCP and SIP)
Troubleshooting Procedures
Cisco Unified
for instructions. Use
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