Chapter 3 Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Before You Begin
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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 5.1
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Before You Begin
Before installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone, review the requirements in these
sections:
• Network Requirements, page 3-2
• Safety, page 3-3
• Cisco Unified CallManager Configuration, page 3-3
• Network and Access Ports, page 3-5
• Handset, page 3-5
• Speaker, page 3-6
• Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 3-10
Network Requirements
For the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G to successfully operate as a
Cisco
Unified IP Phone endpoint in your network, your network must meet the
following requirements:
• Working Voice-over-IP (VoIP) Network
–
VoIP configured on your Cisco routers and gateways
–
Cisco Unified CallManager Release 3.3.5 or higher installed in your
network and configured to handle call processing
• IP network that supports DHCP or manual assignment of IP address, gateway,
and subnet mask
Note The Cisco Unified IP Phone displays the date and time from
Cisco
Unified CallManager. If the Cisco Unified CallManager server is located in
a different time zone than the phones, the phones will not display the correct local
time.