User guide

Installing Your Phone
Connecting Your Phone to the Computer Network
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Connecting Your Phone to the Computer Network
Connecting Your Phone to the Wired Network
You connect your phone to the local network by using an Ethernet cable:
STEP 1 Plug the Ethernet cable into the back of the base station into the slot marked “SW.”
This port is labeled #4 on Figure 1 on page 24.
STEP 2 Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into the appropriate device on your
network, such as a network switch.
NOTE The Cisco SPA 525G/525G2 provides a second Ethernet port. You can connect a
PC to this port to provide network access to the PC. This port is labeled #3 in the
Cisco SPA 525G/525G2 IP Phone Connections graphic. This port cannot be
used when the phone is connected to the network via the built-in Wireless-G client.
Connecting Your Phone to the Wireless Network
NOTE The PC port is not supported in wireless operation. The PC port is only supported
in a wired operation.
The Cisco SPA 525G/525G2 phone supports a direct connection to the wireless
network. Before setting up the wireless network, you need to know the wireless
security type for your router. The Cisco SPA 525G/525G2 works with the
following security types:
• WEP—Wired Equivalent Privacy. With this type of security, you need to
enter a 64 or 128-bit key on the phone (or a more easily remembered
passphrase to generate the key). The phone then authenticates with your
router to provide a secure connection.
• WPA—Wi-Fi Protected Access. The Cisco SPA 525G/525G2 supports
WPA PSK, WPA2 PSK, WPA Enterprise, and WPA2 Enterprise. With this type
of security, you will at the very minimum be required to enter a password on
the phone. The phone then authenticates with your router to provide a
secure connection.