Cisco 7961G Administration Guide

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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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Preparing to Install the Cisco IP Phone
on Your Network
Cisco 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 components, including Cisco CallManager.
This chapter focuses on the interactions between the Cisco IP Phone
7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE and Cisco CallManager, DNS and
DHCP servers, TFTP servers, and switches. It also describes options for powering
phones. For related information about other major components in a Voice over IP
(VoIP) network, refer to the Cisco IP Telephony Solution Reference Network
Design (SRND) for Cisco CallManager 4.0, which is available at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/srnd
For related information about voice and IP communications, refer to this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/sw/voicesw/index.html
This chapter provides an overview of the interaction between the Cisco IP Phone
and other key components of the Voice over IP (VoIP) network. It includes the
following topics:
• Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco IP Telephony Products,
page 2-2
• Providing Power to the Cisco IP Phone, page 2-4
• Understanding Phone Configuration Files, page 2-8
• Understanding the Phone Startup Process, page 2-9

Cisco 7961G Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	7961G
Category	IP Phone
Language	English