Cisco OL-11953-01 - Manual

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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0
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C H A P T E R
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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 IP Phones depend upon and interact with
several other key Cisco Unified IP Telephony components, including
Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
This chapter focuses on the interactions between the Cisco Unified IP Phone
7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE and Cisco Unified Communications
Manager, DNS and DHCP servers, TFTP servers, and switches. It also describes
options for powering phones.
For related information about voice and IP communications, refer to this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/sw/voicesw/index.html
This chapter provides an overview of the interaction between the
Cisco Unified IP Phone and other key components of the Voice over IP (VoIP)
network. It includes the following topics:
• Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified IP Telephony Products,
page 2-2
• Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 2-4
• Understanding Phone Configuration Files, page 2-8
• Understanding the Phone Startup Process, page 2-10
• Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database,
page 2-13
• Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols, page 2-18