Polycom CX5500 Unified Conference Station Administrator’s Guide 1.1.0
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Provision with the Web Configuration Utility
The Web Configuration Utility enables you to perform configuration changes on a per-phone basis. If you
are provisioning more than ten or twenty phones, Polycom recommends using centralized provisioning as
your primary configuration method.
Admin Tip: Updating UC Software on a Single Phone
You can use the Software Upgrade tool in the Web Configuration Utility to update the UC Software
version running on a single phone. For detailed information, see Feature Profile 67993: Using the
Software Upgrade Tool in the Web Configuration Utility.
Web Info: Using the Web Configuration Utility
For more detailed help navigating and using the Web Configuration Utility, see the Polycom
Web Configuration Utility User Guide.
You can access the Web Configuration Utility using any of the following Web browsers:
● Microsoft
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Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
● Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.X or later
● Google Chrome™ 10.0.X or later
● Apple
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Safari
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5.0.4 or later
The Web Configuration Utility comes with built-in contextual help functions that provide you with
information and guidance on how to perform basic phone configuration changes. In addition, you can
choose to display the interface of the Web Configuration Utility in one of several languages.
Access the Web Configuration Utility
You can access the Web Configuration Utility by entering the phone's IP address in a supported Web
browser, for example, http://<phone IP address>. If you are a user, log in as User; the default password is
123. If you are an administrator, log in as Admin; the default password is 456.
To access the Web Configuration Utility:
1 Open one of the supported Web browsers.
Get your phone’s IP address. On the phone, select Settings > Status > Platform > Phone. Scroll
down to see the IP address.
2 Enter your phone’s IP address in the browser’s address bar.