Cisco SPA 501G Administration Guide

Getting Started
Prerequisites
Cisco SPA 500 Series and WIP310 IP Phone Administration Guide 6
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Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series for Small Business
The Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series for Small Business is an affordable
appliance that provides voice, data, voice mail, Automated Attendant, video,
security, and wireless capabilities while integrating with existing desktop
applications such as calendar, e-mail, and customer relationship management
(CRM) programs. The Cisco SPA 500 Series IP Phones can be configured to work
with this system.
Other SIP IP PBX Call Control Systems
The Cisco SPA 500 Series and Wireless-G IP Phones are compatible with other IP
PBX call control systems, such as BroadSoft and Asterisk, that use SIP for call
processing. Configuration of those systems is not covered in this document.
Additional resources for configuring the Cisco SPA 500 Series and Wireless-G IP
Phones to work with these systems are available in Appendix C, “Where to Go
From Here.”
Prerequisites
This document assumes that you have performed the following prerequisites
before administering your Cisco SPA 500 Series and Wireless-G IP Phones. If you
have not completed these prerequisites, see the documentation in Appendix C,
“Where to Go From Here.” for more information.
1. Set up your IP network.
2. Configure the wireless network (required for Cisco SPA 525G and WIP310).
3. Install and configure the call control system, such as such as a Cisco SPA Cisco
SPA 9000, Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series for Small Business, or an
Internet-based IP PBX.
4. Update firmware. See Upgrading Firmware, page 7.

Cisco SPA 501G Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	SPA 501G
Category	IP Phone
Language	English