Chapter 1: Getting Started; Overview Of The Phones - Cisco 501G Administration Manual

Getting Started

Overview of the Phones

Cisco SPA500 Series and WIP310 IP Phone Administration Guide
This chapter contains basic information on Cisco SPA500 Series and Wireless-G
IP Phones. It includes the following sections:
• Overview of the Phones, page 2
• Network Configurations, page 4
• Prerequisites, page 6
• Upgrading Firmware, page 7
• Using the Web Administration User Interface, page 11
• Viewing Phone Information, page 17
• Using IVR on the SPA501G IP Phone, page 17
The Cisco SPA500 Series and Wireless-G IP Phone family is a line of full-featured
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phones that provide voice communication over
an IP network. They provide all the features of traditional business phones, such as
call forwarding, redialing, speed dialing, transferring calls, conference calling and
accessing voice mail. Calls can be made or received with a handset, a headset, or
a speaker.
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