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Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, 6941, 6945, and 6961 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5 (SCCP and SIP)

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Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones

Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones

After you have added the phones to the Cisco Unified CM database, you can complete the phone

installation. You (or the phone users) can install the phone at the users’s location. The Cisco Unified IP

Phone Installation Guide, which is provided on the cisco.com web site, provides directions for

connecting the phone handset, cables, and other accessories.

Note Before you install a phone, even if it is new, upgrade the phone to the current firmware image. For

information about upgrading, refer to the Readme file for your phone, which is located at:

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html?a=a&i=rpm

After the phone is connected to the network, the phone startup process begins, and the phone registers

with Cisco Unified CM. To finish installing the phone, configure the network settings on the phone

depending on whether you enable or disable DHCP service.

If you used auto-registration, you need to update the specific configuration information for the phone

such as associating the phone with a user, changing the button table, or directory number.

Table 1-10 provides an overview and checklist of installation tasks for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921,

6941, and 6961. The list presents a suggested order to guide you through the phone installation. Some

tasks are optional, depending on your system and user needs. For detailed procedures and information,

refer to the sources in the list.

Table 1-10 Installation Checklist for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, 6941, and 6961

Task Purpose For More Information

1. Choose the power source for the phone:

• Power over Ethernet (PoE)

• External power supply

Determines how the phone receives power.

See the “Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phone”

section on page 2-3.

2. Assemble the phone, adjust phone placement, and

connect the network cable.

Locates and installs the phone in the network.

See the “Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone” section

on page 3-5.

See the “Footstand” section on page 3-9.

3. Monitor the phone startup process.

Adds primary and secondary directory numbers and

features associated with directory numbers to the

phone.

Verifies that phone is configured properly.

See the “Verifying the Phone Startup Process” section on

page 3-14.