Powering on the phone – Cisco Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phone 7921G User Manual

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Powering On the Phone

After charging the battery, you must power on the phone to make and receive calls.

Tip

Your idle phone screen can turn off after a time interval. To alert you that the phone is still powered
on and connected to the wireless network when using battery power, the indicator light blinks green
every two seconds.

Stop Found New
Hardware Wizard
from opening when
connecting to USB
port

1.

Click Next to use the wizard dialog box.

2.

In the Update New Software dialog, click No, not this time, and click
Next.

3.

Click Install the Software automatically (Recommended) and click Next.

4.

After a few moments, the Cannot Install This Hardware dialog displays.
Click Don't prompt me again to install this software.

5.

Click Finish to close the dialog box.

If you want to...

Then...

Power on the phone

1.

Press and hold the

(red button) until the phone powers on.

2.

You might need to enter a username and password to access the wireless
network. For more information, see

Setting Username and Passwords,

page 13

.

3.

After completing authentication and registration with Cisco Unified
Communications Manager, the phone displays the main screen and is
ready to place or receive calls.

Check signal strength The

icon indicates the strength of the signal between the wireless access

point and your phone. Your phone must have at least one bar to place or
receive calls.

When you move the phone out of signal range, you lose connection with the
wireless LAN. The

icon appears, and the status line displays, “Leaving

service area.”

If you want to...

Then...

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