Overview Of Configuring And Installing Cisco Unified Ip Phones; Configuring Cisco Unified Ip Phones In Cisco Unified Communications Manager - Cisco 7940G Administration Manual

Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Table 1-3 Overview of Security Features
Feature
Image authentication
Encrypted configuration files
Phone hardening

Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones

When deploying a new IP telephony system, system administrators and network administrators must
complete several initial configuration tasks to prepare the network for IP telephony service. For
information and a checklist for setting up and configuring a complete Cisco Unified IP telephony
network, refer to the "System Configuration Overview" chapter in Cisco Unified Communications
Manager System Guide.
After you have set up the IP telephony system and configured system-wide features in Cisco Unified
Communications Manager, you can add IP phones to the system.
The following topics provide an overview of procedures for adding Cisco Unified IP Phones to your
network:
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Configuring Cisco Unified IP Phones in Cisco Unified Communications
Manager
To add phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database, you can use:
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For more information about these choices, see the
Manager Database" section on page
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Description
Signed binary files (with the extension .sbn) prevent tampering with the firmware image
before it is loaded on a phone. Tampering with the image causes a phone to fail the
authentication process and reject the new image.
Lets you ensure the privacy of phone configuration files.
Additional security options, which you control from Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Administration:
• Disabling PC port
• Disabling Gratuitous ARP
• Disabling PC Voice VLAN access
Disabling access to the Setting menus, or providing restricted access that allows
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access to the User Preferences menu and saving volume changes only
Note You can view current settings for the PC Port Disabled, GARP Enabled, and Voice
VLAN enabled options by looking at the phone's Network Configuration menu.
For more information, see the
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Configuring Cisco Unified IP Phones in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, page 1-9
Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones, page 1-12
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Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
"Displaying a Configuration Menu" section on
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