Understanding the Phone Startup Process
Understanding the Phone Startup Process
Obtaining Power from the Switch
Cisco IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco CallManager 3.3, Cisco IP Phones 7902G/7905G/7912G
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When connecting to the VoIP network, the Cisco IP Phone goes through a
standard startup process composed of up to seven steps. Depending on your
specific network configuration, not all of these steps may occur on your
Cisco IP Phone.
Each of these steps is described in the sections that follow:
Obtaining Power from the Switch, page 2-4
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Verifying the Phone Startup Process, page 3-9
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You can connect the Cisco IP Phone to a Cisco Catalyst switch with one of the
modules that provides power to the phone (WS-X6348-RJ45V). See the
"Providing Power to the Cisco IP Phone" section on page 2-9
If you use this optional configuration, the phone receives phantom power and
powers up when you connect the Cisco IP Phone to the switch. The phone then
sends Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) notifications to the switch indicating it is
ready to receive CDP packets and indicating the power requirement for the phone.
The switch allocates power and sends it over the network cable.
Chapter 2
Preparing to Install the Cisco IP Phone on Your Network
for details.
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