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cisco-phone-79xx-factory-reset-01 This article explains how to reset your Cisco 7940, 7941, 7942, 7960, 7961, 7962 & 7920 IP phone to factory defaults, and how to upgrade its firmware to the latest available version.

When initiating a mill reset process certain data from the IP phone is erased while other data is reset to its manufacturing plant default value as shown in the list below:

Information Erased:

CTL File (Certificate Trust List)
LSC File (Locally Meaning Certificate)
IP Phone Telephone call History (Calls Received, Placed, Missed etc)
Phone awarding

Information Reset to Default:

User configuration settings (band tone, screen brightness, sound levels etc)
Network configuration settings

It is highly advisable to follow the firmware upgrade procedure in a non-working environment to ensure other phones are not affected (in case of an adventitious IP phone reboot) and to avoid the freshly factory reset ip phones obtaining the working environs's settings.

Things to Consider Before Manufactory Resetting your Cisco IP Telephone

When performing the factory reset procedure nosotros are about to describe, information technology is of import to keep in mind that the IP telephone will lose all configuration files and phone applications. This means that it is necessary to have CallManager or CallManager Express setup so that the IP phone will be able to receive the new information (telephone application and configuration) after the reset procedure is complete, otherwise it is near probable that the IP telephone will not be usable until this data is loaded on to it.

This training also happens to be the process for upgrading a Cisco IP telephone firmware.

Performing the Manufacturing plant Reset on Cisco 7940, 7960 IP Phones

Follow the steps beneath to successfully factory reset your Cisco 7940, 7960 IP phone:

Unplug the power cablevision from the ip phone and then plug it back in.
Immediately printing and concord # and when the Headset, Mute and Speaker buttons brainstorm to flash in sequence, release the # push.
At this signal, you'll notice the Headset, Mute and Speaker buttons wink in sequence, indicating that the ip phone is waiting for you to enter the reset sequence.
Press 123456789*0# to begin the reset. If you accidently printing a key within the sequence twice e.one thousand 1123456789*0#, the ip phone will however take the lawmaking and begin the reset. If an invalid primal is pressed, the phone will continue its normal startup procedure.
Once the correct key sequence is entered, the ip telephone volition display the following prompt: Keep network cfg? one = yes 2 = no
To maintain the electric current network configuration settings for the phone when the phone resets, press 1. To reset the network configuration settings when the phone resets, printing 2. If you lot press another key or do not respond to this prompt within threescore seconds, the phone continues with its normal startup procedure and does not reset. Otherwise, the phone goes through the factory reset process.

Performing the Factory Reset on Cisco 7941, 7961 IP Phones

Follow the steps below to successfully factory reset your Cisco 7941, 7961 IP phone:

Unplug the ability cable from the ip phone and and then plug it back in.
Immediately press and hold # and when the Headset, Mute and Speaker buttons begin to flash in sequence, release the # push button.
At this signal, you'll discover the Headset, Mute and Speaker buttons flash in sequence, indicating that the ip phone is waiting for yous to enter the reset sequence.
Printing 123456789*0# to begin the reset. If you accidently printing a primal within the sequence twice e.g 1123456789*0#, the ip phone will still accept the code and begin the reset. If an invalid cardinal is pressed, the telephone will continue its normal startup procedure.
Once the correct key sequence is entered the ip phone will display the post-obit prompt and begins its reset procedure: Upgrading

Performing the Factory Reset on Cisco 7942, 7962 IP Phones

Follow the steps below to successfully manufacturing plant reset your Cisco 7942, 7962 IP phone:

Unplug the ability cable from the phone and then plug it back in. The phone begins its power up cycle.
While the phone is powering upwards, and before the Speaker button flashes on and off, press and hold #. Continue to hold # until each line button flashes on and off in sequence in amber.
Release # and printing 123456789*0#.

Y'all can press a key twice in a row, merely if you press the keys out of sequence, the mill reset will non have identify.

Later on yous press these keys, the line buttons on the telephone flash ruby-red and the telephone goes through the factory reset procedure.

Do not ability down the phone until it completes the factory reset process and the primary screen appears.

Performing the Factory Reset on Cisco 7920 Wireless IP Phone

To reset a Cisco 7920, the ip telephone must be started in assistants mode using the post-obit steps:

Press the Carte du jour softkey
Press * (star), # (hash) and * (star) again.
Press the Dark-green phone fundamental (used to reply a phone call) to open the assistants mode.

Note: Power wheel the phone or press any of these keys while in the beginning level submenu so press the Dark-green phone key to hide the options:

any key betwixt 0 and 9
* (star) primal
# (hash) key

Follow the steps below to successfully factory reset your Cisco 7920 IP telephone:

Choose Menu > Phone Settings > Factory Default.
The phone displays the Restore to Default? message. Press the OK softkey. All settings are deleted.
Cull Menu > Network Config in gild to reconfigure the network settings for your WLAN.

This completes the mill reset procedure for all Cisco 7940, 7941, 7942, 7960, 7961, 7962 and 7920 IP phones.

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