Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network

Understanding Phone Configuration Files

Other requirements and restrictions regarding power

Table 2-3 Related Documentation for Power

Document Topics

URL

 

 

Cisco Unified IP Phone

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/p

Power Injector

s379/prod_installation_guides_list.html

 

 

PoE Solutions

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/

 

ns340/ns394/ns147/ns412/networking_solutions_

 

package.html

 

 

Cisco Catalyst Switches

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/

 

tsd_products_support_category_home.html

 

 

Integrated Service

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/

Routers

index.html

 

 

Cisco IOS Software

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/

 

products_ios_cisco_ios_software_category_home.

 

html

 

 

Understanding Phone Configuration Files

Configuration files for a phone are stored on the TFTP server and define parameters for connecting to Cisco Unified Communications Manager. In general, any time you make a change in Cisco Unified Communications Manager that requires the phone to be reset, a change is made to the phone’s configuration file automatically.

Configuration files also contain information about which image load the phone should be running. If this image load differs from the one currently loaded on a phone, the phone contacts the TFTP server to request the required load files.

(These files are digitally signed to ensure the authenticity of the files’ source.)

In addition, if the device security mode in the configuration file is set to Authenticated and the CTL file on the phone has a valid certificate for

Cisco Unified Communications Manager, the phone establishes a TLS connection to Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Otherwise, the phone establishes a TCP connection. For SIP phones, a TLS connection requires that the transport

 

 

Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0

 

 

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