Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phones

Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones

Table 1-8

Checklist for Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phones

 

 

 

 

Task

Purpose

For More Information

 

 

 

1.

Choose the power source for the phone:

See Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP

 

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

Phones, page 2-3.

 

 

 

External power supply

 

 

Determines how the phone receives power.

 

 

 

 

2.

Assemble the phone, adjust phone placement, and connect the

See Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phones,

 

network cable.

page 3-6.

 

Locates and installs the phone in the network.

See Feature Key Capacity Increase for Cisco

 

 

Unified IP Phones, page 3-10.

 

 

 

3.

Add a Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Module:

See Attaching a Cisco Unified IP Phone

 

Adds the device with its default settings to the Cisco Unified

Expansion Module, page 3-9.

 

 

 

Communications Manager database.

 

 

Extends functionality of a Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G by

 

 

adding 14 (7914) or 24 (7915 and 7916) line appearances or

 

 

speed-dial numbers.

 

 

Extends functionality of a Cisco Unified IP Phones 7961G and

 

 

7961G-GE by adding 14 (7914) line appearances or speed-dial

 

 

numbers.

 

 

Note Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Module 7914 is not

 

 

supported on the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7942G,

 

 

7941G, and 7941G-GE.

 

 

Note Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Modules 7915 and

 

 

7916 are not supported on the Cisco Unified IP Phones

 

 

7942G, 7961G, 7961G-GE, 7941G, and 7941G-GE.

 

 

Note Up to 54 keys can be configured for Cisco Unified IP

 

 

Phones 7962G.

 

 

 

 

4.

Monitor the phone startup process.

See Verifying the Phone Startup Process,

 

Adds primary and secondary directory numbers and features

page 3-14.

 

 

 

associated with directory numbers to the phone.

 

 

Verifies that phone is configured properly.

 

 

 

 

 

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