Cisco 7911G - IP Phone VoIP User Manual

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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0
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CHAPTER
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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 Communications and network components,
including Cisco Unified Communications Manager, DNS and DHCP servers,
TFTP servers, and media resources.
This chapter provides an overview of the interaction between the Cisco Unified IP
Phones 7906G and 7911G and other key components of the Voice-over-IP (VoIP)
network, and focuses on the interactions between the Cisco Unified IP
Phones 7906G and 7911G and Cisco Unified Communications Manager, TFTP
server, and switches. It includes these topics:
• Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified Communications
Products, page 2-2
• Understanding the Phone Startup Process, page 2-8
• Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7906G and 7911G, page 2-4
• Understanding Phone Configuration Files, page 2-7
• Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database,
page 2-12
• Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols, page 2-17
• Determining the MAC Address of a Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 2-19

Cisco 7911G - IP Phone VoIP Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	7911G - IP Phone VoIP
Category	IP Phone
Language	English