Chapter3 Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Installing the CiscoUnified IP Phone
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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager
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To install a CiscoUnified IP Phone, perform these steps:
Procedure Notes Reference
1. Connect the footstand to the
back of the phone. See
Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2.
Note Figure 3-1 shows the
Cisco Unified IP Phone
7911G. The procedure
for connecting the
footstand is the same for
the Cisco Unified IP
Phone 7906G.
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2. Connect the handset to the
Handset port.
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3. Connect the power supply
to the Cisco DC Adapter
port (DC48V).
Optional. When connecting
phones powered by an external
power supply, you must connect
the power supply to the phone
before connecting the Ethernet
cable to the phone.
When disconnecting the phone,
you must disconnect the Ethernet
cable before disconnecting the
power supply.
See the “Providing Power to the
Cisco UnifiedIP Phones 7906G
and 7911G” section on page 2-4.
4. Connect a Category 3 or 5
straight-through Ethernet
cable from the switch to the
10/100 SW port.
Each Cisco Unified IP Phone
ships with one Ethernet cable in
the box.
See the “Network and Access
Ports” section on page3-5 for
guidelines.
5. (Cisco Unified IP Phone
7911G only) Connect a
Category 3 or 5
straight-through Ethernet
cable from another network
device, such as a desktop
computer, to the 10/100 PC
port.
Optional. You can connect
another network device later if
you do not connect one now.
See the “Network and Access
Ports” section on page3-5 for
guidelines.