Cisco IP Phone Administration Manual page 43

Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phones
on Your Network
Cisco Unified IP Phones enable you to communicate by using voice over a data network. To provide this
capability, the Cisco Unified IP Phones depend upon and interact with several other key
Cisco Unified IP Telephony components, including Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
This chapter focuses on the interactions between the Cisco Unified IP Phones and Cisco Unified
Communications Manager, DNS, DHCP, and TFTP servers, and switches. It also describes options for
powering phones.
For related information about voice and IP communications, see:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/index.html
This chapter provides an overview of the interaction between the Cisco Unified IP Phones and other key
components of the Voice over IP (VoIP) network. It includes the following topics:
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Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified IP
Telephony Products
To function in the IP telephony network, the Cisco Unified IP Phone must connect to a networking
device, such as a Cisco Catalyst switch. You must also register the Cisco Unified IP Phones with a Cisco
Unified Communications Manager system before sending and receiving calls.
This section includes the following topics:
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Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified IP Telephony Products, page 2-1
Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phones, page 2-3
Understanding Phone Configuration Files, page 2-5
Understanding the Phone Startup Process, page 2-7
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database, page 2-8
Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols, page 2-12
Determining the MAC Address for a Cisco Unified IP Phones, page 2-13
Understanding How the Cisco Unified IP Phones Interact with Cisco Unified Communications
Manager, page 2-2
Understanding How the Cisco Unified IP Phones Interact with the VLAN, page 2-2
Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 (SCCP and SIP)
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