Set Up Wireless LAN from the Phone

Only the Cisco IP Phone 8861 and 8865 support wireless LAN connections.

Ensure that the phone is not connected to Ethernet. It requires a separate power supply.

A fast-secure roaming method is recommended for Wi-Fi users.

For complete configuration information, see the Cisco IP Phone 8800 Wireless LAN Deployment Guide at this location:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-8800-series/products-implementation-design-guides-list.html

The Cisco IP Phone 8800 Wireless LAN Deployment Guide includes the following configuration information:

  • Wireless network configuration

  • Wireless network configuration on the Cisco IP Phone

1

Press Applications .

2

Select Network configuration > Wi-Fi configuration.

3

In the Connect to Wi-Fi screen, click Scan to get a list of available Wi-Fi networks (SSIDs).

4

Select an SSID when the scan is complete, and set up the fields for your phone to connect to that network as described in the Scan List Menus table.

You can also click Cancel to stop the scan process.

If your phone is associated with an SSID, the associated SSID appears at the top of scanned list with a check mark in front of it.

5

(Optional) Press Other to add a new network name to which you want to connect your phone. Set up the fields as described in the Wi-Fi Other Menu table.

Scan List Menus

Field

Field Type or Choices

Default

Description

Security mode

Auto

None

WEP

PSK

None

Allows you to select the type of authentication that the phone uses to access the WLAN.

User ID

Allows you to enter a user ID for the network profile.

Password

WEP Key

Passphrase

Allows you to enter password for the network profile that you create. The type of password depends on the security mode that you have selected.

  • Password: Security mode is Auto.

  • Passphrase: Security mode is PSK.

  • WEP Key: Security mode is WEP.

802.11 mode

  • Auto

  • 2.4 GHz

  • 5 GHz

Auto

Allows you to select the wireless signal standard that is used in the WLAN.

Wi-Fi Other Menu

Field

Field Type or Choices

Default

Description

Security mode

EAP-FAST

PEAP-GTC

PEAP (MSCHAPV2)

PSK

WEP

None

None

Allows you to select the type of authentication that the phone uses to access the WLAN.

Network name

Allows you to enter a unique name for the Wi-Fi profile. This name displays on the phone.

User ID

Allows you to enter a user ID for the network profile.

Password

Allows you to enter a password for the network profile.

802.11 mode

  • Auto

  • 2.4 GHz

  • 5 GHz

Auto

Allows you to select the wireless signal standard that is used in the WLAN.