When wireless-capable phones are converted to MPP firmware they lose their Wi-Fi settings, so Cisco advises connecting them by Ethernet during migration and reconfiguring Wi-Fi afterwards.

Checked 2026-09-25

On applying the new firmware for the wireless phones, the phone loses its wireless network settings.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Webex Calling
Subsystem
enterprise-to-MPP migration
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-25
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Webex Calling device onboarding and activation codes: source note webex-calling-device-onboarding-e2m-wifi-lost. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/webex-calling-device-onboarding-e2m-wifi-lost

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-webex-calling-device-onboarding-e2m-wifi-lost,
  title  = {Webex Calling device onboarding and activation codes: source note webex-calling-device-onboarding-e2m-wifi-lost},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/webex-calling-device-onboarding-e2m-wifi-lost},
  note   = {Source note webex-calling-device-onboarding-e2m-wifi-lost, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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