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Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Understanding the Phone Startup Process
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6. Requesting the | The TFTP server has configuration files and | • | “Understanding | |
Configuration File and | profile files. A configuration file includes |
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the Profile File | parameters for connecting to |
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| Cisco Unified CallManager and information about |
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| which image load a phone should be running. A |
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| profile file contains various parameters and values | • | “Resolving Startup | |
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7. Contacting | The configuration file defines how the | • | “Understanding the | |
Cisco Unified CallMan | Cisco Unified IP Phone communicates with |
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ager | Cisco Unified CallManager. After obtaining the |
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| file from the TFTP server, the phone attempts to |
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| make a TCP connection to the highest priority | • | “Resolving Startup | |
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| If the phone was manually added to the database, |
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| Cisco Unified CallManager identifies the phone. |
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| database and |
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| Cisco Unified CallManager, the phone attempts to |
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| Cisco Unified CallManager database. |
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| Cisco Unified CallManager informs devices, |
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| their load ID. Note that mac is the hexadecimal |
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| representation of the MAC address of the phone: |
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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 5.0 (SIP), Cisco Unified IP Phones
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