The Cisco SPA 525G/525G2 provides a web interface to the phone that allows you to configure some features of your phone using a web browser.
The following features can be configured:
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Configuring Your Address Book
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Setting Do Not Disturb
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Configuring Call Forwarding
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Configuring Call Waiting
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Blocking Anonymous Calls
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Viewing Call History Lists
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Creating Speed Dials
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Configuring Wi-Fi
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Configuring Bluetooth
Logging in to the Web Interface
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Obtain the IP address of your phone by pressing the Setup button and selecting Status.
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Scroll to Network Status and press Select. Note the IP address.
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On your PC, open Internet Explorer.
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Enter the IP address in the browser’s toolbar.
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The Info page of the IP Phone Web Interface displays.
The web interface has several different tabs. The tabs that allow you to configure options on your phone are the Phone and User tabs. Click the tab names to switch between these tabs.
Configuring Your Address Book
The Cisco SPA 525G/525G2 phone provides an address book for you to store and view frequently dialed numbers. The address book appears on your phone, and you can dial numbers from the directory.
To view and edit your address book:
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Log in to the web interface.
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Choose the Personal Address Book tab. A window appears with the listings for your address book.
To enter a new contact into the address book:
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In the Personal Address Book tab, click Add Personal Address Entry.
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Enter the name, office number, home number, or mobile number, and ring tone for the new contact.
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Click Submit All Changes. The contact is added to your address book.
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(Optional) To add the contact to a speed dial:
a. Click the Phone icon under Speed Dials.
b. Choose the phone (office, home, or mobile) that you want to add as a speed dial.
c. Choose the speed dial position to assign the contact.
d. Press Confirm.
To remove a contact from the address book:
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In the Personal Address Book tab, check the box next to the contacts you want to remove. To select all contacts, check the box at the top of the column.
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Press Remove.
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Press OK. The contacts are removed from your address book.
To edit a contact’s information:
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In the Personal Address Book tab, click the Edit icon in the row for that contact.
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Enter the information and press Submit All Changes.
Setting Do Not Disturb
Use the Do Not Disturb feature to prevent incoming calls from ringing your phone. If you have voice mail configured, incoming callers immediately reach voice mail. If voice mail is not configured, callers hear a busy signal or message.
To set Do Not Disturb:
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Log in to the web interface.
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In the Voice tab, User menu, under Supplementary Services, locate the Do Not Disturb field.
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Choose Yes to turn on Do Not Disturb.
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At the bottom of the page, click Submit All Changes. Your phone reboots.
NOTE You can turn off Do Not Disturb from your phone or from the web interface.
Configuring Call Forwarding
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Log in to the web interface.
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In the Voice tab, User menu, under Call Forward, you can configure the following fields:
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• CFWD Setting—Enables call forwarding.
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• CFWD All Dest—Forwards all calls to a single number that you enter.
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• CFWD Busy Dest—Forwards all calls to another number when the phone is busy. Enter the number to which to forward calls.
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• CFWD No Ans Dest—Forwards calls to another number if there's no answer at your phone. Enter the number to which to forward calls.
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• CFWD No Ans Delay—Number of seconds to delay forwarding calls, if there is no answer at your phone. Enter the number of seconds to delay.
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At the bottom of the page, click Submit All Changes. Your phone reboots.
Configuring Call Waiting- Refer to Phone System Feature Code
Call waiting alerts you when you are on a call with a status message and ringing that another call is incoming. If you turn call waiting off, incoming calls do not ring your phone if you are on another call, and the caller hears a busy signal or message.
To turn call waiting on or off:
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Log in to the web interface.
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In the Voice tab, User menu, under Supplementary Services, locate the CW Setting field.
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Choose yes or no to enable or disable.
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At the bottom of the page, click Save All Settings. Your phone reboots.
Blocking Caller ID ???????? Code
You can block Caller ID from your phone so that your phone number will not appear to the person you call.
To block Caller ID:
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Log in to the web interface.
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In the Voice tab, User menu, under Supplementary Services, locate the Block CID Setting field.
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Choose yes or no to enable or disable.
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At the bottom of the page, click Save All Settings. Your phone reboots.
Blocking Anonymous Calls
Blocking anonymous calls prevents calls with unknown Caller ID from ringing your phone. (For example, if a caller set his phone to not display Caller ID, the call is considered anonymous.) These callers receive a busy signal or message.
To block anonymous calls:
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Log in to the web interface.
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In the Voice tab, User menu, under Supplementary Services, locate the Block ANC Setting field.
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Choose yes or no to enable or disable.
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At the bottom of the page, click Save All Settings. Your phone reboots.
Viewing Call History Lists
To view Call History Lists:
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Log in to the web interface.
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Choose the Call History tab. A window appears with the call history for your phone. Select a call history list to show from the drop-down list:
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All Calls—All calls placed to and from your phone.
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Placed Calls—Shows information for the last 60 numbers dialed from your phone.
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Received Calls—Shows information for the last 60 answered calls. Missed Calls—Shows the last 60 missed calls.
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(Optional) To add a call from one of these lists to your address book, click the Address Book icon under the Add column. Edit any information and press Submit All Changes.
Creating Speed Dials
You can configure up to 8 speed dials. Each speed dial can be a phone number, IP address or URL.
To create or edit a speed dial:
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Log in to the web interface.
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Choose the Speed Dials tab.
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Enter the name and number for the speed dial entries you want to create or edit. Remember to enter any digits you must dial to reach an outside line.
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Click Submit All Changes.
Configuring Wi-Fi
You can configure your Wi-Fi connection from the web interface. See Connecting Your Phone to the Wireless Network, for more information on the types of wireless connections supported.
To configure your wireless connection:
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Log in to the web interface.
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Choose the Wi-Fi tab.
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Ensure Wireless Enable is set to On.
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To manually enter a Wi-Fi profile, choose Wi-Fi Profile from the Wi-Fi Device list and proceed to the next section. To use WPS, choose Wi-Fi Protected Setup and follow the on-screen instructions
You can enter up to three wireless profiles. To create a wireless profile:
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In the Wi-Fi tab, ensure Wi-Fi Profile is selected in the Wi-Fi Device box.
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(Optional) To scan for available wireless networks, click Site Survey. Click the icon under Add in the row of the wireless network you want to select.
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Click Add New Wi-Fi Profile.
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Enter or edit (if you performed Step 2) the name, SSID, security mode, and security parameters. (See Connecting Your Phone to the Wireless Network, for more information on security.)
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Click Submit. The wireless profile is added to the list.
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Click Submit All Changes.
Configuring Bluetooth
You can use a Bluetooth device with your phone and configure it from the web interface.
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Log in to the web interface.
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Choose the Bluetooth Configuration tab.
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Ensure Bluetooth Device is set to On.
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To scan for your device, click Search Bluetooth Devices.
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If found, your device appears in the Bluetooth Device List.
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Click the name for your device.
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Enter your PIN and press Submit All Changes.
Bluetooth Mode
The Cisco SPA 525G2 can pair with your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone. See “Using the Cisco SPA 525G2 With Your Bluetooth-Enabled Mobile Phone” section for more information.
Bluetooth Profiles
If you have both a headset and a Bluetooth-enabled phone paired with your Cisco SPA 525G2, the phone can only connect to one device at a time. If multiple Bluetooth devices are in range of the Cisco SPA 525G/525G2, the order of devices in the Bluetooth Profiles list is used, and the device with a higher priority is activated first. Click the arrow keys to move devices up and down in priority. You can choose yes or no under Connect Automatically to determine if the phone connects automatically if it detects the Bluetooth device. You can also remove devices in this window.
Upgrading Firmware *WARNING, TRY IT AND TEST IT
CAUTION If you are using your phone with an Internet Telephony Service Provider’s system, do not upgrade your phone’s firmware without consulting your service provider.
Your provider may automatically upgrade your phones without any action on your part necessary.
Before upgrading your firmware, you need to download the latest version from
http://www.cisco.com/go/smallbiz. Unzip the file to your PC.
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Log in to the web interface.
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Choose the Firmware Upgrade tab.
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Click Firmware Upgrade Window.
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Browse to select the firmware file from your PC. Click Submit. The firmware is installed and your phone reboots.