Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your Cisco SIP IP Phone

Installing the Cisco SIP IP Phone

Installing the Cisco SIP IP Phone

This section contains information on how to install Cisco SIP IP phones in your IP network. Before getting started, read over the information in this section carefully.

Installation Task Summary

To successfully install the Cisco SIP IP phone, you must complete the following tasks:

1.Download the required files from CCO to the TFTP server as described in the the “Downloading Files to Your TFTP Server” section on page 2-4.

2.If you are configuring SIP parameters via a TFTP server, create and store the configuration files as described in the “Configuring SIP Parameters via a TFTP Server” section on page 2-6.

3.If you are using DCHP to configure the phones’ network settings, configure the required network parameters on your DHCP server as described in the “Configuring Network Parameters via a DHCP Server” section on page 2-14.

4.Connect the phone to the network and to a power supply as described in the “Connecting the Phone” section on page 2-16.

5.If you are not using DHCP to configure network parameters, manually configure the required network parameters as described in the “Manually Configuring the Network Parameters” section on page 2-14.

6.If you are not configuring the SIP parameters via a TFTP server, manually configure the required parameters as described in the “Manually Configuring the SIP Parameters” section on page 2-11.

 

 

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