Cisco Systems 7906G, 7911G manual Step Description Related Topics, Vlan

Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network

Understanding the Phone Startup Process

Table 2-3 Cisco Unified IP Phone Startup Process

Step		Description	Related Topics
1.	Obtaining Power	If a phone is not using external power, the switch	See the “Providing
	from the Switch.	provides in-line power through the Ethernet cable	Power to the
		attached to the phone.	Cisco Unified IP Phone
			s 7906G and 7911G”
			section on page 2-4.
			See the “Resolving
			Startup Problems”
			section on page 9-2.
2.	Loading the Stored	The Cisco Unified IP Phone has non-volatile Flash	See the “Resolving
	Phone Image.	memory in which it stores firmware images and	Startup Problems”
		user-defined preferences. At startup, the phone	section on page 9-2.
		runs a bootstrap loader that loads a phone image
		stored in Flash memory. Using this image, the
		phone initializes its software and hardware.
3.	Configuring	If the Cisco Unified IP Phone is connected to a	See the “Network
	VLAN.	Cisco switch, the switch next informs the phone of	Configuration Menu”
		the voice VLAN defined on the switch port. The	section on page 4-7.
		phone needs to know its VLAN membership	See the “Resolving
		before it can proceed with the Dynamic Host
			Startup Problems”
		Configuration Protocol (DHCP) request for an IP
			section on page 9-2.
		address.
		If a third-party switch is used and VLANs are
		configured, the VLAN on the phone must be
		manually configured.
4.	Obtaining an IP	If the Cisco Unified IP Phone is using DHCP to	See the “Network
	Address.	obtain an IP address, the phone queries the DHCP	Configuration Menu”
		server to obtain one. If you are not using DHCP in	section on page 4-7.
		your network, you must assign static IP addresses	See the “Resolving
		to each phone locally.	Startup Problems”
			section on page 9-2.

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