Password Protection
You can apply a password to the phone so that no changes can be made to the administrative options on the
phone without password entry on the Administrator Settings phone screen.
Apply Phone Password
To apply a password to the phone, perform these steps:
Procedure
Step 1
In Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, navigate to the Common Phone Profile
Configuration window using
Device
>
Device Settings
>
Common Phone Profile
.
Step 2
Enter a password in the Local Phone Unlock Password option.
Step 3
Apply the password to the common phone profile that the phone uses.
Value Input Guidelines
When you edit the value of an option setting, follow these guidelines:
•
Use the arrows on the navigation pad to highlight the field that you wish to edit, then press
Select
in the
navigation pad to activate that field. You can also double-tap on an editable field to activate it for editing.
After the field is activated, you can enter values.
•
Use the keys on the keypad to enter numbers and letters.
•
To enter letters by using the keypad, use a corresponding number key. Press the key one or more times
to display a particular letter. For example, press the
2
key once for
“
a,
”
twice quickly for
“
b,
”
and three
times quickly for
“
c.
”
After you pause, the cursor automatically advances to allow you to enter the next
letter.
•
Press the arrow softkey
if you make a mistake. This softkey deletes the character to the left of the
cursor.
•
Press
Cancel
before pressing
Save
to discard any changes that you made.
•
To enter an IP address, you enter values into four segments already divided for you. When you have
finished entering the leftmost digits before the first period, use the right arrow key to move to the next
segment. The period that follows the leftmost digits is automatically inserted.
•
To enter the colon in an IPv6 address, press the asterisk (*) on the keypad.
The Cisco Unified IP Phone provides several methods to reset or restore option settings, if necessary.
Note
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