Cisco 7970G Administration Manual page 65

Preparing to Install the Cisco
Unified IP Phone on Your Network
Cisco Unified IP Phones enable you to communicate using voice over a data
network. To provide this capability, the IP Phones depend upon and interact with
several other key Cisco IP Telephony and network components, including
Cisco Unified CallManager, DNS and DHCP servers, TFTP servers, media
resources, Cisco prestandard inline power, and so on.
This chapter focuses on the interactions between the Cisco Unified IP Phones
7970G/7971G-GE and Cisco Unified CallManager, DNS and DHCP servers,
TFTP servers, and switches. It also describes options for powering phones.
For related information about voice and IP communications, refer to this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/sw/voicesw/index.html
This chapter provides an overview of the interaction between the
Cisco Unified IP Phones 7970G/7971G-GE and other key components of the
Voice over IP (VoIP) network. It includes the following topics:
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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager 5.1 (SIP), Cisco Unified IP Phones
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Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified IP Communications
Products, page 2-2
Providing Power to the Phone, page 2-4
Understanding Phone Configuration Files, page 2-8
Understanding the Phone Startup Process, page 2-9
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