Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
Provides a conceptual overview and description of the
Cisco Unified IP Phone.
Cisco Unified IP Phone, on page 1
Describes how the Cisco Unified IP Phone interacts with other
key IP telephony components, and provides an overview of the
tasks that are required prior to installation.
Cisco Unified IP Phones and Telephony
Networks, on page 29
Describes how to properly and safely install and configure the
Cisco Unified IP Phone on your network.
Cisco Unified IP Phones Installation, on
page 43
Describes how to configure network settings, verify status, and
make global changes to the Cisco Unified IP Phone.
Cisco Unified IP Phone Settings, on page
61
Provides an overview of procedures to configure telephony
features, configure directories, configure phone button and softkey
Features, Templates, Services, and Users,
on page 123
templates, set up services, and add users to
Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Explains how to customize phone ring sounds, background images,
and the phone idle display at your site.
Cisco Unified IP Phone Customization,
on page 165
Explains how to view model information, status messages, network
statistics, and firmware information from
the Cisco Unified IP Phone.
Model Information, Status, and Statistics,
on page 175
Describes the information that you can obtain from the phone web
page, and how to use this information to monitor the operation of
a phone remotely and to assist with troubleshooting.
Remote Monitoring, on page 197
Provides tips for troubleshooting the Cisco Unified IP Phone.Troubleshooting and Maintenance, on
page 215
Provides suggestions for setup of a website that provides users
with important information about their Cisco Unified IP Phones.
Internal Support Web Site, on page 241
Provides information about feature support for the Cisco Unified
IP Phone that uses the SCCP or SIP protocol.
Feature Support by Protocol for Cisco
Unified IP Phones, on page 247
Provides information about phone setup in non-English
environments.
International User Support, on page 257
Provides technical specifications of the Cisco Unified IP Phone.Technical Specifications, on page 259
Provides procedures for basic administration tasks, such as adding
a user and phone to Cisco Unified Communications Manager and
then associating the user to the phone.
Basic Phone Administration Steps, on
page 263
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7975G, 7971G-GE, 7970G, 7965G, and 7945G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified
Communications Manager 9.0 (SCCP and SIP)
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Preface
Organization