Understanding The Phone Startup Process; Adding Phones To The Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database - Cisco 7941G - Unified IP Phone VoIP Administration Manual

Understanding the Phone Startup Process

Understanding the Phone Startup Process
Table 2-4 Cisco Unified IP Phone Startup Process
Step
Step 1 Obtaining Power from
the Switch
Step 2 Loading the Stored
Phone Image
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1
2-10
Chapter 2
Dial Plan—<dialplan>.xml
•
Softkey Template—<softkey_template>.xml
•
The filenames are derived from the MAC Address and Description fields in the
Phone Configuration window of Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Administration. The MAC address uniquely identifies the phone. For more
information refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration
Guide.
When connecting to the VoIP network, the Cisco Unified
IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE go through a standard startup
process that is described in
configuration, not all of these steps may occur on your Cisco Unified IP Phone.
Description
If a phone is not using external power,
the switch provides in-line power
through the Ethernet cable attached to
the phone.
The Cisco Unified IP Phone has
non-volatile Flash memory in which it
stores firmware images and
user-defined preferences. At startup,
the phone runs a bootstrap loader that
loads a phone image stored in Flash
memory. Using this image, the phone
initializes its software and hardware.
Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Table 2-4. Depending on your specific network
Related Topics
Adding Phones to
•
the Cisco Unified
Communications
Manager Database,
page 2-14.
Resolving Startup
•
Problems,
page 9-2.
Resolving Startup
Problems, page 9-2.
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