Cisco 7961G Administration Guide

Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco IP Phone
Understanding the Requirements for Installing and Configuring the Cisco IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and
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Cisco IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco CallManager, Cisco IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE
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4. Decide how you want to add
phones to the
Cisco CallManager database:
– With auto-registration
– With Cisco CallManager
Administration only
– With the
Bulk Administration Tool
(BAT) only
– With BAT and the Tool
for Auto-Registered
Phones Support (TAPS)
How you add the phones to
Cisco CallManager determines
how the directory number is
assigned and whether you need to
obtain a MAC address first, among
other things.
Note Auto-registration is not
supported when security is
implemented.
• See the “Adding Phones
to the
Cisco CallManager
Database” section on
page 2-11.
• Refer to the
Cisco CallManager
Administration Guide.
• Refer to the Bulk
Administration Tool
User Guide for
Cisco CallManager.
5. Obtain the MAC address from
the IP phone.
Not necessary if you plan to add
phones to the Cisco CallManager
database using auto-registration
only or in conjunction with the
Tool for Auto-Registered Phones
Support (TAPS).
See the “Determining the
MAC Address for a Cisco IP
Phone” section on
page 1-20.
6. Choose the power source for
the phone.
Determines how the phone
receives power.
• See the “Adding Phones
to the
Cisco CallManager
Database” section on
page 2-11.
• Refer to the
documentation included
with the Cisco Catalyst
switch.
7. Install the phone in the
network.
Adds the phone to the network. See Chapter 3, “Setting Up
the Cisco IP Phone”.
Table 1-3 Cisco IP Phone Installation and Configuration Checklist
Required Task Purpose For More Information

Cisco 7961G Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	7961G
Category	IP Phone
Language	English