Cisco Unified Communications Manager; Cisco Unified Ip Phone Components; Network And Computer Ports - Cisco 8961 Administration Manual

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

• IP network that supports DHCP or manual assignment of IP address, gateway, and subnet mask
Note The Cisco Unified IP Phone displays the date and time from Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
The time displayed on the phone can differ from the Cisco Unified Communications Manager time by up
to 10 seconds.
• Voice over Wireless LAN (Optional for Cisco Unified IP Phone 9971)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager
The Cisco Unified IP Phone requires Cisco Unified Communications Manager to handle call processing. See
the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide or the 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 autoregistration, verify that autoregistration is enabled and is properly configured in Cisco
Unified Communications Manager Administration before you connect any Cisco Unified IP Phone to the
network. For information about enabling and configuring autoregistration, see the Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Administration Guide.
You must use Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration to configure and assign telephony
features to the Cisco Unified IP Phones.
In Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, you can add users to the database and associate
them with specific phones. In this way, users gain access their Cisco Unified Communications Manager User
Options page to configure items such as call forwarding, speed dialing, and voice messaging system options.
Related Topics
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Phone Addition Methods, on page 50
Telephony features available for Cisco Unified IP Phone, on page 130
Add Users to Cisco Unified Communications Manager, on page 181

Cisco Unified IP Phone Components

The Cisco Unified IP Phone includes components on the phone or as accessories for the phone.

Network and Computer Ports

The back of the Cisco Unified IP Phone includes these ports:
• Network port
Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager
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◦ Cisco Aironet Access Points (APs) are configured to support Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN).
◦ Controllers and switches are configured to support VoWLAN.
◦ Security is implemented for authenticating wireless voice devices and users.
Cisco Unified IP Phone Installation