Getting Started13After your phone is powered on, the system boots up and performs the following steps:Automatic Phone InitializationThe phone finishes the initialization by loading the saved configuration. The LCD screendisplays “Initializing, Please wait…” during this process.DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)The phone attempts to contact a DHCP server in your network to obtain valid networksettings (e.g., IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address and DNS address) bydefault.NoteYou can view the system status of your phone via phone user interface or web userinterface.Available information of phone status includes: Network status (e.g., IPv4 status, IP mode, MAC address, LAN type, LAN IP and LANmask). Phone status (e.g., device model, hardware version, firmware version, product ID,MAC address and device certificate status). Account status (e.g., the register status of SIP accounts).To view the phone status via phone user interface:1. Press , or press Menu->Status.2. Press or to scroll through the list and view the specific information.To view the phone status via web user interface:1. Open the web browser on your computer.2. Enter the IP address in the browser’s address bar, and then press Enter.If your network does not use DHCP, proceed to Basic Network Settings on page 14.