Cisco Systems OL-8131-01 manual Preparing to Install Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network

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Preparing to Install the

Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your

Network

Cisco Unified IP Phones enable you to communicate using voice over a data network. To provide this capability, the Cisco Unified IP Phones depend upon and interact with several other key Cisco Unified Communications Products, including Cisco Unified CallManager.

This chapter provides you with an important overview of the interaction between the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7905G and 7912G and other key components of the Voice over IP (VoIP) network.

This chapter includes the following topics:

•Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified Communications Products, page 2-2

•Understanding the Phone Startup Process, page 2-4

•Understanding Phone Configuration Files and Profile Files, page 2-8

•Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 2-9

•Determining the MAC Address of a Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 2-12

•Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager Database, page 2-12

•Creating a SIP Profile, page 2-15

•Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols, page 2-17

Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0 (SIP), Cisco Unified IP Phones

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