Cisco recommends DHCP custom option 150 for IPv4 devices to learn the TFTP server address, lists DHCP option 066 and CiscoCM1 as alternatives it does not recommend, and uses Cisco vendor-specific DHCPv6 information for IPv6.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
Cisco
Product
Unified Communications Manager
Subsystem
TFTP discovery
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
12.5(1)SU1
Checked
2026-09-24

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Troubleshooting Cisco IP phone registration: source note cisco-phone-registration-troubleshooting-opt150-rec. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-registration-troubleshooting-opt150-rec

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cisco-phone-registration-troubleshooting-opt150-rec,
  title  = {Troubleshooting Cisco IP phone registration: source note cisco-phone-registration-troubleshooting-opt150-rec},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-registration-troubleshooting-opt150-rec},
  note   = {Source note cisco-phone-registration-troubleshooting-opt150-rec, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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