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# Phones randomly rebooting

> Track down spontaneous desk-phone reboots by checking the cable, port, power source, and switch PoE load.

A desk phone that restarts on its own, sometimes mid-call, almost always has a power or cabling problem at its network port. Work through the checks below before assuming the phone is faulty.

## Note the scope first

Knowing how many phones are affected makes the fix easier to find:

* Is it one phone, a few phones, or every phone?
* Are the affected phones in the same room or plugged into the same network switch?

A few phones in the same area point to a power or switch problem. Every phone at once points to a network or service issue — see [Troubleshooting](/omnia/troubleshooting).

## Checks you can run

<Steps>
  <Step title="Swap the Ethernet cable">
    A cable with an intermittent break causes reboots without any visible damage. Try a known-good cable.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Move to a different port">
    Plug the phone into another port on the switch, or a different switch. If the reboots stop, the original port was the problem.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check the power source">
    If the phone draws power over the network cable (PoE), move it to a different PoE port. If it uses a separate power adapter, swap the adapter.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Watch the switch load">
    If several phones on one switch reboot together, especially during busy periods, the switch may be drawing more power than it can supply. Spread the phones across more ports or a second switch.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  If reboots continue, watch the phones for a day or two and note which extensions reboot and at what times. That pattern helps support narrow down the cause.
</Tip>

**Contact support** if a phone keeps rebooting after you've tried a new cable, a different port, and a different power source, especially if the reboots happen during calls.
