In this article
Check TFTP settings
Determine DNS or connectivity issues
Check DHCP settings
Create a new phone configuration file
Start service
Capture phone logs
Make a screen capture
Perform audio diagnostics
Perform WLAN diagnostics
Create a problem report from the phone
Create a problem report from the phone administration web page
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Use these procedures to identify and correct problems for your Cisco Wireless Phone 9821. This Help article is for Cisco Wireless Phone 9821 registered to Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM).

Check TFTP settings

1

On the phone, access the Settings 9821 Settings app icon app.

2

Select Admin settings > Network configuration > IPv4 setup > TFTP server 1.

3

If you have assigned a static IP address to the phone, you must manually enter a setting for the TFTP Server 1 option.

4

If you are using DHCP, the phone obtains the address for the TFTP server from the DHCP server. Check that the IP address is configured in Option 150.

5

You can also enable the phone to use an alternate TFTP server. Such a setting is particularly useful if the phone recently moved from one location to another.

6

If the local DHCP does not offer the correct TFTP address, enable the phone to use an alternate TFTP server.

Determine DNS or connectivity issues

1

Reset the phone to factory defaults from the phone menu.

2

Modify DHCP and IP settings:

  1. Disable DHCP.

  2. Assign static IP values to the phone. Use the same default router setting that other functioning phones use.

  3. Assign a TFTP server. Use the same TFTP server that other functioning phones use.

3

On the Cisco Unified CM server, verify that the local host files have the correct Cisco Unified CM server name mapped to the correct IP address.

4

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, choose System > Server and verify that reference to the server is made by the IP address and not by the DNS name.

5

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, choose Device > Phone. Click Find to search for this phone. Verify that you have assigned the correct MAC address to this Cisco IP Phone.

6

Power cycle the phone.

Check DHCP settings

1

On the phone, access the Settings 9821 Settings app icon app.

2

Select Admin settings > Network configuration > IPv4 setup, and check the DHCP field.

  • If DHCP is On, then the phone is assigned the settings from the DHCP server.

  • If DHCP is Off, then you must configure a static IP Address, and set the Subnet Mask, Default Router, and DNS server 1 fields.

3

If you are using DHCP, check the IP addresses that your DHCP server distributes.

For more information, see Troubleshoot DHCP in Enterprise Networks.

Create a new phone configuration file

When you remove a phone from the Cisco Unified CM database, the configuration file is deleted from the Cisco Unified CM TFTP server. The phone directory number or numbers remain in the Cisco Unified CM database. They are called unassigned DNs and can be used for other devices. If unassigned DNs are not used by other devices, delete these DNs from the Cisco Unified CM database. You can use the Route Plan Report to view and delete unassigned reference numbers. For more information, see the Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Release 15 and SUs.

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 CM database, but the phone has no button on the phone with which calls can be answered. These directory numbers should be removed from the phone and deleted if necessary.

1

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, choose Device > Phone and click Find to locate the phone that is experiencing problems.

2

Choose Delete to remove the phone from the Cisco Unified CM database.

3

Add the phone back to the Cisco Unified CM database.

4

Power cycle the phone.

Start service

A service must be activated before it can be started or stopped.

1

From Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, choose Cisco Unified Serviceability from the Navigation drop-down list and click Go.

2

Choose Tools > Control Center - Feature Services.

3

Choose the primary Cisco Unified CM server from the Server drop-down list.

The window displays the service names for the server that you chose, the status of the services, and a service control panel to start or stop a service.

4

If a service has stopped, click the corresponding radio button and then click Start.

Capture phone logs

If your users have problems and you need to contact Cisco TAC for assistance, you need to capture the phone log files. The log files will help TAC resolve the problem.

Capture these logs as close to the problem event as possible. If the user can recreate the problem easily, get the user to record what they did to get the problem to occur.

Before you begin

Make sure that the web access is enabled for the phone.

If possible, ask your user for the time span that the problem occurred.

1

Obtain the IP address of the Cisco IP Phone by using one of these methods:

  • Search for the phone in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration by choosing Device > Phone. Phones that register with Cisco Unified CM display the IP address on the Find and List Phones window and at the top of the Phone Configuration window.
  • On the Cisco IP Phone, access the Settings 9821 Settings app icon app, select Phone information > Device information > Network > IPv4, and then scroll to the IP Address field.
2

Open a web browser and enter either of the following URLs, where <IP_address> is the IP address of the Cisco IP Phone.

https://<IP_address>

http://<IP_address>

3

Click Console logs.

4

Open the listed log files and save the files that cover the time period that the user experienced the problem.

If the problem is not limited to a specific time, save all the log files.

Make a screen capture

If your users have problems and you need to contact Cisco TAC for assistance, a capture of the phone screen may help TAC resolve the problem.

Before you begin

Make sure that the web access is enabled for the phone.

1

Obtain the IP address of the Cisco IP Phone by using one of these methods:

  • Search for the phone in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration by choosing Device > Phone. Phones that register with Cisco Unified CM display the IP address on the Find and List Phones window and at the top of the Phone Configuration window.
  • On the Cisco IP Phone, access the Settings 9821 Settings app icon app, select Phone information > Device information > Network > IPv4, and then scroll to the IP Address field.
2

Open a web browser and enter either of the following URLs, where <IP_address> is the IP address of the Cisco IP Phone.

https://<IP_address>/CGI/Screenshot

http://<IP_address>/CGI/Screenshot

3

At the prompt, enter the username and password.

The phone creates an image of the phone screen.

4

Save the file to your computer.

Perform audio diagnostics

Use the phone’s speaker, handset, a desktop charger, or a wired headset to verify that the audio output and input are working properly.

1

Access the Settings 9821 Settings app icon app.

2

Select Issue and diagnostics > Diagnostics > Audio.

3

Listen to the test ringtone. Upon completion, the phone loops microphone to loud speaker (audio loopback) and you can test the audio output and input with your own voice. Press the Volume button to adjust the current speaker volume.

4

Press Back.

5

Switch to another audio path.

6

Select Audio again and repeat step 3 to step 4.

Perform WLAN diagnostics

You can check the Wi-Fi connection for your phone. The phone lists the access points in order, from the strongest signal to the weakest or offline access point. You can then view details of the wireless access point.

1

Access the Settings 9821 Settings app icon app.

2

Select Issue and diagnostics > Diagnostics > WLAN.

3

Press Continue.

4

Scroll to an access point and press Select to see detailed information about the access point.

Create a problem report from the phone

If your users have a problem with their phones, you can ask them to generate a problem report using the problem report tool (PRT). You can access the report from the phone administration web page.

1

Access the Settings 9821 Settings app icon app.

2

Select Issue and diagnostics > Report problem.

3

Enter the date and time when the issue occurred.

By default, the current date and time are populated, you can further change them.

4

Choose a description from the Problem description list.

5

Press Submit.

6

Access the phone administration web page to download the report.

Create a problem report from the phone administration web page

You can remotely generate a problem report for a phone with the admin web page.

1

Click Device logs > Console logs.

2

Click Report problem.

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