Mounting The Phone To The Wall - Cisco 7971G-GE - IP Phone VoIP Administration Manual

Chapter 3 Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Figure 3-3

Mounting the Phone to the Wall

You can mount the Cisco Unified IP Phone on the wall by using the footstand as a mounting bracket or
you can use special brackets available in a Cisco Unified IP Phone wall mount kit. (Wall mount kits must
be ordered separately from the phones.) If you attach the phone to a wall by using the standard footstand
and not the wall mount kit, you need to supply the following tools and parts:
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Before You Begin
To ensure that the handset attaches securely to a wall-mounted phone, remove the handset wall hook
from the handset rest, rotate the hook 180 degrees, and reinsert the hook. Turning the hook exposes a lip
on which the handset catches when the phone is vertical. For an illustrated procedure, refer to Installing
the Wall Mount Kit for the Cisco Unified IP Phone at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/prod_installation_guides_list.html
To mount the phone on the wall by using the standard footstand, follow these steps:
Caution Use care not to damage wires or pipes located inside the wall when securing screws to wall studs.
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Connecting a Cable Lock to the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970 Series
Screwdriver
Screws to secure the Cisco Unified IP phone to the wall
Figure 3-4 for a graphical representation of the phone parts.
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970G/7971G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0
Adjusting the Placement of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
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