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Linksys IP Phone Administrator Guide
Firmware Version 5.1
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Using the Interactive Voice Response Interface
Step 1 On a SPA901rt of the Linksys IP phone.
Step 2 Press **** (quickly press the star key four times).
Wait until you hear “Linksys configuration menu.”
Note You cannot access the IVR from a phone that is currently connected to a call.
Step 3 Refer to Table 2-2 to identify the option required.
Step 4 Enter the required option followed by the # (pound) key.
To enter a period, use the star key (*).
When entering a value, such as an IP address, to exit without entering any changes, press the * (star) key
twice within half a second. Otherwise, the * is treated as a decimal point.
After entering a value, such as an IP address, press the # (pound) key to indicate you have finished your
selection. To save the new setting, press 1. To review the new setting, press 2. To re-enter the new
setting, press 3. To cancel your entry and return to the main menu, press * (star).
For example, to enter the IP address 191.168.1.105 by keypad, press these keys: 191*168*1*105. Press
the # (pound) key to indicate that you have finished entering the IP address. Then press 1 to save the IP
address or press the * (star) key to cancel your entry and return to the main menu.
If the menu is inactive for more than one minute, the Linksys IP phone times out. You need to re-enter
the menu by pressing ****.
Step 5 To exit the menu, hang up the telephone.
The settings you have saved take effect after you hang up the telephone. The Linksys IP phone may reboot
at this time.
IVR Options
Table 2-2 summarizes the options provided by the IVR.
Table 2-2 IVR Options
IVR Action IVR Menu Choice Parameter(s) Notes
Enter IVR Menu * * * * None Ignore SIT or other tones until you hear,
“Linksys configuration menu. Enter
option followed by the pound key or
hang-up to exit.”
Exit IVR Menu 3948 None
Check DHCP 100 None IVR announces whether DHCP is enabled
or disabled.
Enable/Disable DHCP 101 Enter 1 to enable
Enter 0 to disable
Requires password
Check WAN IP Address 110 None IVR announces the current IP address of
the WAN port.