Cisco Systems OL-19025-01 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://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/index.shtml

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 6921, 6941, and 6961

Table 1-7provides an overview and checklist of installation tasks for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, 6941, and 6961. 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 1-7	Installation Checklist for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6921, 6941, and 6961
Task	Purpose	For More Information
1.	Choose the power source for the phone:	See the “Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phone”
	• Power over Ethernet (PoE)	section on page 2-3.
	• External power supply
	Determines how the phone receives power.
2.	Assemble the phone, adjust phone placement, and	See the “Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone” section
	connect the network cable.	on page 3-5.
	Locates and installs the phone in the network.	See the “Footstand” section on page 3-8.
3.	Monitor the phone startup process.	See the “Verifying the Phone Startup Process” section on
	Adds primary and secondary directory numbers and	page 3-12.
	features associated with directory numbers to the
	phone.
	Verifies that phone is configured properly.

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