Cisco 7906G Administration Guide

CHAPTER
2-1
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 5.1
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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
IP Telephony and network components, including
Cisco
Unified CallManager, DNS and DHCP servers, TFTP servers, and media
resources.
This chapter provides an overview of the interaction between the
Cisco
Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G and other key components of the
Voice-over-IP (VoIP) network, and focuses on the interactions between the
Cisco
Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G and Cisco Unified CallManager,
TFTP server, and switches. It includes these topics:
• Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified Communications
Products, page 2-2
• Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G, page 2-4
• Understanding Phone Configuration Files, page 2-6
• Understanding the Phone Startup Process, page 2-8
• Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified CallManager Database, page 2-12
• Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols, page 2-16
• Determining the MAC Address of a Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 2-19

Cisco 7906G Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	7906G
Category	IP Phone
Language	English