Cisco Systems 8961 manual Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones

Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones

Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones

After you have added the phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database, you can complete the phone installation. You (or the phone users) can install the phone at the users’s location. The Cisco Unified IP Phone Installation Guide, which is provided on the cisco.com web site, provides directions for connecting the phone handset, cables, and other accessories.

Note Before you install a phone, even if it is new, upgrade the phone to the current firmware image. For

information about upgrading, refer to the Readme file for your phone, which is located at:

http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/Redirect.x?mdfid=278875240

After the phone is connected to the network, the phone startup process begins, and the phone registers with Cisco Unified Communications Manager. To finish installing the phone, configure the network settings on the phone depending on whether you enable or disable DHCP service.

If you used auto-registration, you need to update the specific configuration information for the phone such as associating the phone with a user, changing the button table, or directory number.

Checklist for Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971

Table 1-10provides an overview and checklist of installation tasks for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971. The list presents a suggested order to guide you through the phone installation. Some tasks are optional, depending on your system and user needs. For detailed procedures and information, refer to the sources in the list.

Table 1-10	Installation Checklist for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971
Task	Purpose	For More Information
1.	Choose the power source for the phone:	See the “Providing Power to the Cisco
	• Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Unified IP Phone” section on page 2-3.
	• External power supply
	Determines how the phone receives power.
	Note The Cisco Unified IP Phone 9971, when being used in a
	WLAN environment, requires an external power supply.
2.	Assemble the phone, adjust phone placement, and connect the	See the “Installing the Cisco Unified IP
	network cable. (If you are using the Cisco Unified IP Phone 9971	Phone” section on page 3-11.
	in a WLAN environment, refer to Task 5.)	See the “Connecting the Footstand” section
	Locates and installs the phone in the network.	on page 3-19.
3.	Monitor the phone startup process.	See the “Verifying the Phone Startup
	Adds primary and secondary directory numbers and features	Process” section on page 3-21.
	associated with directory numbers to the phone.
	Verifies that phone is configured properly.

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