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Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones

Checklist for Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970 Series

Table 1-7 Checklist for Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7970 Series
Configuration Step and Purpose
Step 1 Choose the power source for the phone:
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
•
External power supply
•
Determines how the phone receives power.
Step 2
Assemble the phone, adjust phone placement, and
connect the network cable.
Locates and installs the phone in the network.
Step 3 Add a Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Module 7914
to a SCCP Cisco Unified IP Phone (optional, and not
available for SIP).
Extends functionality to a Cisco Unified IP Phone by
adding 14 line appearances or speed dial numbers.
Step 4
Monitor the phone startup process.
Verifies that phone is configured properly.
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After the phone is connected to the network, the phone startup process begins and
the phone registers with Cisco Unified Communications Manager. To finish
installing the phone, configure the network settings on the phone depending on
whether you enable or disable DHCP service.
If you used auto-registration, you need to update the specific configuration
information for the phone such as associating the phone with a user, changing the
button table, or directory number.
Table 1-7 provides an overview and checklist of installation tasks for the
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970 Series. The list presents a suggested order to guide
you through the phone installation. Some tasks are optional, depending on your
system and user needs. For detailed procedures and information, refer to the
sources in the list.
Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
For More Information
See the "Providing Power to the
Phone" section on page
See the "Installing the Cisco Unified
IP Phone" section on page
See the "Adjusting the Placement of
the Cisco Unified IP Phone" section
on page 3-12.
See the "Attaching the Cisco Unified
IP Phone Expansion Module 7914
(SCCP Phones Only)" section on
page 3-10.
See the "Verifying the Phone Startup
Process" section on page
2-4.
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