Chapter 3 Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Note Before using external devices, read the “Using External Devices with Your Cisco Unified IP Phone” section on page 3-8for safety and performance information.

To install a Cisco Unified IP Phone, perform the following steps:

Procedure

Notes

Reference

 

 

 

1. Connect the handset to the

Handset port.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Connect a headset to the

Optional. You can add a headset

See the “Headset” section on

Headset port.

later if you do not connect one

page 3-6for supported headsets.

 

now.

 

 

 

 

3. Connect the power supply to

Optional.

See the “Providing Power to the

the Cisco DC Adapter port.

 

Phone” section on page 2-4.

 

 

 

4. Connect a Category 3 or 5

Each Cisco Unified IP Phone

See the “Network and Access

straight-through Ethernet

ships with one Ethernet cable in

Ports” section on page 3-5for

cable from the switch to the

the box.

guidelines.

10/100 SW port (Cisco

 

 

Unified IP Phone 7970) or

 

 

the 10/100/1000 SW port

 

 

(Cisco Unified IP Phone

 

 

7971G-GE).

 

 

 

 

 

5. Connect a Category 3 or 5

Optional. You can connect

See the “Network and Access

straight-through Ethernet

another network device later if

Ports” section on page 3-5for

cable from another network

you do not connect one now.

guidelines.

device, such as a desktop

 

 

computer, to the 10/100 PC

 

 

port (Cisco Unified

 

 

IP Phone 7970) or the

 

 

10/100/1000 PC port (Cisco

 

 

Unified IP Phone

 

 

7971G-GE).

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0 (SIP), Cisco Unified IP Phones

 

OL-8182-01

3-9

 

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Cisco Systems 7971G manual Procedure Reference, See the Headset section on