Understanding The Requirements For Installing And Configuring The Cisco Ip Phone - Cisco 7960 Administration Manual

Understanding the Requirements for Installing and Configuring the Cisco IP Phone

Understanding the Requirements for Installing and
Configuring the Cisco IP Phone
Table 1-2 Overview of Configuration Procedures for the Cisco IP Phone
Required Task
1. Gather the following information
about the phone:
– Model
MAC address
–
Physical location of the phone
–
Cisco CallManager user to
–
associate with the phone
Partition, calling search space,
–
and location information, if
used
Number of lines and
–
associated directory numbers
to assign to the phone
Features to be added and
–
configured to the phone
Configure routers, gateways, and
2.
switches to handle voice
communication.
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To install and configure the Cisco IP Phone, you must configure some network
settings, set up Cisco CallManager, and make changes locally on the phone.
Refer to Table 1-2 for an overview of required procedures. For detailed
information about these steps, refer to the referenced sources.
Purpose
Required to configure
Cisco CallManager to support
the Cisco IP Phones.
Establishes the infrastructure
for the IP telephony network.
Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco IP Phone
For More Information
See the following:
"Adding Phones to the
•
Cisco CallManager
Database" section on
page 2-10
"Configuring Cisco IP
•
Phones in
Cisco CallManager"
section on page 6-2
Cisco CallManager
•
System Guide
Cisco CallManager
•
Administration Guide.
See the "Understanding
How the Cisco IP Phone
Interacts with the
Cisco Catalyst Family of
Switches" section on
page 2-2 and the
documentation included
with these devices.
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