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Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone Components

Network Requirements

For the Cisco Unified IP Phone to successfully operate as a Cisco Unified IP Phone endpoint in your
network, your network must meet the following requirements:
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The Cisco Unified IP Phone displays the date and time from Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Note
If the Cisco Unified Communications Manager server is located in a different time zone than the phones,
the phones will not display the correct local time.

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Configuration

The Cisco Unified IP Phone requires Cisco Unified Communications Manager to handle call
processing. See Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide or to context-sensitive
help in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager application to ensure that
Cisco Unified Communications Manager is set up properly to manage the phone and to properly route
and process calls.
If you plan to use auto-registration, verify that it is enabled and properly configured in Cisco Unified
Communications Manager before connecting any Cisco Unified IP Phone to the network. For
information about enabling and configuring auto-registration, see Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Administration Guide. Also, see
Manager Database, page
You must use Cisco Unified Communications Manager to configure and assign telephony features to the
Cisco Unified IP Phones. See
details.
In Cisco Unified Communications Manager, you can add users to the database and associate them with
specific phones. In this way, users gain access to web pages that allow them to configure items such as
call forward, speed dial, and voice message system options. See
Communications Manager, page 5-28
Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone Components
The Cisco Unified IP Phones include these components on the phone or as accessories for the phone:
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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 (SCCP and SIP)
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Working Voice over IP (VoIP) Network:
VoIP configured on your Cisco routers and gateways
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager installed in your network and configured to handle
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call processing
IP network that supports DHCP or manual assignment of IP address, gateway, and subnet mask
2-8.
Network and Access Ports, page 3-3
Handset, page 3-3
Speakerphone, page 3-4
Headset, page 3-4
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications
Telephony Features Available for the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 5-1
for details.
Chapter 3

Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phones

Adding Users to Cisco Unified
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