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Chapter 3 Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone
You must connect the Cisco Unified IP Phone to the network and to a power source before using it. See Figure
To install a Cisco Unified IP Phone, perform the tasks described in Table
Table | Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 |
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1. | Connect the handset to the Handset port. | — |
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2. | Optional. Connect the power supply to the Cisco DC Adapter | See the “Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified |
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3. | Connect a | See the “Network and Access Ports” section on |
| the network port labeled Network on the Cisco Unified | page |
| IP Phone 6901 and 6911. |
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| Each Cisco Unified IP Phone ships with one Ethernet cable in |
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| You can use either Category 3/5/5e cabling for |
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4. | (Cisco Unified IP Phone 6911) | See the “Network and Access Ports” section on |
| Connect a | page |
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| network device, such as a desktop computer, to the access port |
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| labeled Computer. |
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| Optional. You can connect another network device later if you |
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| do not connect one now. |
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| You can use either Category 3/5/5e cabling for |
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| connections. |
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Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 and 6911 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0 (SCCP)
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