Before You Begin; Setting Up The Cisco Ip Phone - Cisco 7961G Administration Manual

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Before You Begin

Cisco IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco CallManager, Cisco IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE
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Setting Up the Cisco IP Phone

This chapter includes the following topics, which help you install the
Cisco IP Phone on an IP telephony network:
Before You Begin, page 3-1
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Installing the Cisco IP Phone, page 3-8
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Adjusting the Placement of the Cisco IP Phone, page 3-11
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• Verifying the Phone Startup Process, page 3-13
Configuring Startup Network Settings, page 3-15
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Configuring Security on the Cisco IP Phone, page 3-15
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Before you install a Cisco IP phone, you must make some critical decisions about
how to configure the phone in your network. You can then safely install the phone
and verify its functionality. For more information, see
Install the Cisco IP Phone on Your Network."
Before installing the Cisco IP Phone, review the requirements in these sections:
Network Requirements, page 3-2
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Cisco CallManager Configuration, page 3-2
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• Network and Access Ports, page 3-3
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