diff --git a/napalm_yealink/__pycache__/yealink.cpython-312.pyc b/napalm_yealink/__pycache__/yealink.cpython-312.pyc
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diff --git a/napalm_yealink/yealink.py b/napalm_yealink/yealink.py
index 4e848a6..97f4237 100644
--- a/napalm_yealink/yealink.py
+++ b/napalm_yealink/yealink.py
@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@ import requests
 from requests.exceptions import RequestException
 
 from napalm.base.exceptions import ConnectionClosedException, ConnectionException
-from napalm_device_types import AccessPointDriver, FingerprintRule
+from napalm_device_types import FingerprintRule, PhoneDriver
 from napalm_device_types.models import HealthMetricsDict
 
 
-class YealinkDriver(AccessPointDriver):
+class YealinkDriver(PhoneDriver):
     """NAPALM driver for Yealink IP phones (T-series, W-series, CP-series, VP-series)."""
 
-    TYPE_LABEL = "Phone"
     VENDOR = "Yealink"
     DRIVER_NAME = "yealink"
 
diff --git a/tests/__pycache__/test_fingerprint.cpython-312-pytest-9.0.3.pyc b/tests/__pycache__/test_fingerprint.cpython-312-pytest-9.0.3.pyc
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diff --git a/tests/test_fingerprint.py b/tests/test_fingerprint.py
index 0808f94..43e99dd 100644
--- a/tests/test_fingerprint.py
+++ b/tests/test_fingerprint.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Fingerprint tests for YealinkDriver."""
 
-from napalm_device_types import DeviceTypeDriver, FingerprintRule
+from napalm_device_types import DeviceTypeDriver, PhoneDriver, role_keys_of
 from napalm_yealink import YealinkDriver
 
 
@@ -24,9 +24,18 @@ def test_snmp_oid_prefix():
     assert YealinkDriver.SNMP_OBJECT_ID_PREFIX == "1.3.6.1.4.1.37403"
 
 
-def test_http_fingerprint_mandatory_yealink():
-    mandatory = [r for r in YealinkDriver.HTTP_FINGERPRINT if r.mandatory]
-    assert any(r.pattern == "yealink" for r in mandatory)
+def test_yealink_pattern_is_decisive_but_not_mandatory():
+    """A mandatory rule disqualifies the driver whenever the pattern is absent.
+
+    Some Yealink models answer / with a redirect to their API page, whose body
+    carries no "yealink" anywhere — making the rule mandatory would rule out a
+    real Yealink phone. It carries decisive weight instead, so a page that does
+    say "yealink" still wins by a wide margin.
+    """
+    yealink_rules = [r for r in YealinkDriver.HTTP_FINGERPRINT if r.pattern == "yealink"]
+    assert yealink_rules, "the vendor pattern must be present at all"
+    assert all(not r.mandatory for r in yealink_rules)
+    assert max(r.weight for r in yealink_rules) >= 10.0
 
 
 def test_fingerprint_matches_t58_title():
@@ -36,8 +45,16 @@ def test_fingerprint_matches_t58_title():
     assert all(r.pattern in combined for r in mandatory)
 
 
-def test_fingerprint_does_not_match_cisco():
-    """Cisco-Seite enthält kein 'yealink' → mandatory Pattern fehlt."""
+def test_fingerprint_scores_nothing_on_a_cisco_page():
+    """Without a mandatory rule, what keeps a Cisco phone out is that none of
+    Yealink's patterns match it at all — so the driver contributes zero score
+    and never wins."""
     combined = "cisco ip phone cp-8841   "
-    mandatory = [r for r in YealinkDriver.HTTP_FINGERPRINT if r.mandatory]
-    assert not all(r.pattern in combined for r in mandatory)
+    assert not any(r.pattern in combined for r in YealinkDriver.HTTP_FINGERPRINT)
+
+
+def test_declares_the_phone_role_not_access_point():
+    """A desk phone used to inherit AccessPointDriver for want of anywhere
+    better, which put it in netOrk's wireless page and AP profile pickers."""
+    assert issubclass(YealinkDriver, PhoneDriver)
+    assert role_keys_of(YealinkDriver) == ["phone"]