# Set up a Yealink phone from the handset

> Register a SIP account using the phone's own menu or touch screen, without a computer.

- URL: https://kb.voipcloud.online/au/phones-and-apps/yealink/manual-setup-via-handset/
- Section: Phones and apps › Yealink
- Type: guide
- Applies to: All countries
- Last reviewed: 2026-11-09

You can register a Yealink phone using its own keys or touch screen. This is handy when you don't have a computer on the same network. The steps below use a T57W touch screen phone; menu names are similar on other models, but the keys you press differ.

## Before you start

- A SIP device in **PBX** › **Devices**, added to a [User](https://kb.voipcloud.online/au/pbx/accept-make-divert/user/), with the configuration applied.
- The device's SIP details: select it in **PBX** › **Devices** and note the **Domain**, **Username** and **Password** under **SIP credentials**. The **Domain** is shown as `server:port`.
- The phone's admin password. The default is `admin`.

## Steps

**Note:** Menus can change between versions. If a label is different, check the vendor's own help.

1. Press the **Menu** button (or tap **Menu** on the screen).
2. Tap **Advanced**.

   ![Phone Main Menu with Advanced highlighted](https://kb.voipcloud.online/au/images/phones-and-apps/yealink/manual-setup-via-handset-advanced.webp)

3. Enter the admin password and confirm.
4. Tap **Accounts**, then the account to set up, for example **1. (Empty)**.

   ![Accounts list with the first empty account highlighted](https://kb.voipcloud.online/au/images/phones-and-apps/yealink/manual-setup-via-handset-accounts.webp)

5. Fill in the account:
   - **Active Line**: **Enabled**
   - **Label**: the name to show on the phone's screen
   - **Display Name**: the person's name
   - **Register Name** and **Username**: the **Username** from the PBX
   - **Password**: the **Password** from the PBX
   - **SIP Server1**: the **Domain** from the PBX, the part before the colon
6. Scroll down and set the server port to the part of the **Domain** after the colon, and the transport to **TCP**.

7. Tap **Save**.

   ![SIP Line screen with the account details blurred and the Save button highlighted](https://kb.voipcloud.online/au/images/phones-and-apps/yealink/manual-setup-via-handset-sip-details.webp)

## Check it works

- The label you entered appears at the top of the phone's screen with a green phone icon.
- In **PBX** › **Devices**, the device shows **Online**.
- Call another user's internal number.

If the device stays **Offline**, check each field and that the configuration was applied. A device that signs in with wrong details is blocked for 5 minutes, so wait before trying again. See [Device offline](https://kb.voipcloud.online/au/troubleshooting/device-offline/).

## Next steps

- [Set up a Yealink desk phone manually](https://kb.voipcloud.online/au/phones-and-apps/yealink/manual-setup-desk-phones/) (web interface, missed call light, firmware)
- [Transfer calls on a Yealink phone](https://kb.voipcloud.online/au/phones-and-apps/yealink/transfer-calls-on-yealink/)