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EQUIREMENTS
Requirements
The 6940 SIP IP phone requires the following environment:
• SIP-based IP PBX system or network installed and running with a SIP account created for the 6940
phone
• Access to a Trithroughl File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (HTTP) server, or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) (HTTPS)
• Ethernet/Fast Ethernet LAN (10/100 Mbps) (Gigabit Ethernet LAN [1000 Mbps] recommended)
• Category 5/5e straight-through cabling (Category 6 straight-through cabling required for opti-mum
Gigabit Ethernet performance)
• The USB drive file system is set as FAT32 for the USB to be detected by the phone.
• Power source:
• For Ethernet networks that supply inline power to the phone (IEEE 802.3af or IEEE 802.3at [IEEE
802.3at recommended]) use an Ethernet cable to connect from the phone directly to the network for
power (no 48V AC power adapter required if using Power-over-Ethernet [PoE] or PoE plus)
• For Ethernet networks that DO NOT supply power to the phone:
• Use only the GlobTek Inc. Limited Power Source [LPS] adapter model no. GT-41080-1848 (sold sepa-
rately) to connect from the DC power port on the phone to a power source or
• Use a PoE power injector or a PoE switch (PoE plus recommended)