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 (continued)

 

 

 

Task

Purpose

For More Information

 

 

 

6.

If you are configuring the network settings on the phone for an

See Configuring Startup Network Settings,

 

IPv6 network, you can set up an IP address for the phone by

page 3-15.

 

either using DHCPv6 or by manually entering an IP address.

See Network Configuration Menu, page 4-5.

 

 

 

Using DHCPv6—To enable DHCPv6 and allow the DHCPv6

 

 

server to automatically assign an IP address to the Cisco Unified

 

 

IP Phone and direct the phone to a TFTP server, choose Settings

 

 

> Network Configuration> IPv6 Configuration and configure

 

 

the following:

 

 

To enable DHCPv6, set DHCPv6 to Yes. DHCPv6 is

 

 

enabled by default.

 

 

To use an alternate TFTP server, set IPv6 Alternate TFTP

 

 

Server to Yes, and enter the IP address for IPv6 TFTP Server

 

 

1.

 

 

Note Consult with the network administrator if you need to

 

 

assign an alternate TFTP server instead of using the

 

 

TFTP server assigned by DHCP.

 

 

Without DHCP—You must configure the IP address, subnet

 

 

mask and TFTP server locally on the phone, choose Settings >

 

 

Network Configuration> IPv6 Configuration:

 

 

To disable DHCP and manually set an IP address:

 

a.To disable DHCPv6, set DHCPv6 to No.

b.Enter the static IP address for phone.

c.Enter the IPv6 prefix length.

d.Set IPv6 Alternate TFTP Server to Yes, and enter IP address for IPv6 TFTP Server 1.

 

 

 

You must also enter the domain name where the phone resides by

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choosing Settings > Network Configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note The Cisco Unified IP Phones support having both IPv4

 

 

 

 

 

 

and an IPv6 address concurrently. You can configure

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Unified Communications Manager to support IPv4

 

 

 

 

 

 

devices only, IPv6 devices only, or to support both IPv4

 

 

 

 

 

 

and IPv6 devices concurrently.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

 

Set up security on the phone.

See Configuring Security on the Cisco Unified

 

 

 

Provides protection against data tampering threats and identity

IP Phones, page 3-15.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

theft of phones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

 

Make calls with the Cisco Unified IP Phones.

See Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G, 7942G,

 

 

 

Verifies that the phone and features work correctly.

7961G, 7961G-GE, 7941G, and 7941G-GE

 

 

 

User Guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

 

Provide information to end users about how to use their phones

See Appendix A, Providing Information to

 

 

 

and how to configure their phone options.

Users Via a Website.

 

 

 

Ensures that users have adequate information to successfully use

 

 

 

 

 

 

their Cisco Unified IP Phones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 (SCCP and SIP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 8.6 manual Network Configuration IPv6 Configuration and configure, See Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G, 7942G