Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your Cisco SIP IP Phone
Installing the Cisco SIP IP Phone
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Cisco SIP IP Phone 7960 Administrator Guide
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Downloading Files to Your TFTP Server
Before installing the Cisco SIP IP phones, copy the following files from CCO to 
the root directory of your TFTP server.
File Description
OS79XX.TXT (Required) Enables the phone to automatically 
determine and initialize for the VoIP environment in 
which it is being installed.
After downloading this file, you will need to use an 
ASCII editor to open it and specify the file name 
(without the file extension) of the image version that 
you plan to run on your phones.
SIPDefaultGeneric.cnf (Optional) File in which to configure SIP parameters 
intended for all phones. 
For more information on using the SIPDefault.cnf 
file, see the “Creating the Default SIP Configuration 
File” section on page 2-7.
SIPConfigGeneric.cnf (Required) File which can be used as a template to 
configure SIP parameters specific to a phone. When 
customized for a phone, this file must be renamed to 
the MAC address of the phone.
RINGLIST.DAT (Optional) Lists audio files that are the custom ring 
type options for the phones. The audio files listed in 
the RINGLIST.DAT file must also be in the root 
directory of the TFTP server. 
For more information on custom ring types, see the 
“Customizing the Cisco SIP IP Phone Ring Types” 
section on page 2-24.
P0S3xxyy.bin 
(where xx is the version 
number and yy is the 
subversion number)
(Required) The Cisco SIP IP phone firmware image.
dialplan.xml (Optional) North American example dial plan.
syncinfo.xml (Optional) Controls the image version and associated 
sync value to be used for remote reboots.