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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5
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Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7975G, 7971G-GE, 7970G, 7965G, and 7945G
in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration 1-22
Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones 1-25
Checklist for Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7975G, 7971G-GE, 7970G, 7965G, and
7945G 1-25
CHAPTER 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network 2-1
Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified IP Communications Products 2-2
Understanding How the Cisco Unified IP Phone Interacts with Cisco Unified Communications
Manager 2-2
Understanding How the Cisco Unified IP Phone Interacts with the VLAN 2-3
Providing Power to the Phone 2-4
Power Guidelines 2-4
Phone Power Consumption and Display Brightness 2-5
Power Outage 2-6
Obtaining Additional Information about Power 2-6
Understanding Phone Configuration Files 2-7
Understanding the Phone Startup Process 2-9
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database 2-11
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration 2-11
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS 2-12
Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration 2-13
Adding Phones with BAT 2-13
Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols 2-14
Converting a New Phone from SCCP to SIP 2-14
Converting an In-Use Phone from One Protocol to the Other Protocol 2-15
Deploying a Phone in an SCCP and SIP Environment 2-15
Determining the MAC Address of a Cisco Unified IP Phone 2-15
CHAPTER 3 Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone 3-1
Before You Begin 3-1
Network Requirements 3-1
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Configuration 3-2
Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone Components 3-2
Network and Access Ports 3-2
Handset 3-3
Speakerphone 3-3
Headset 3-3
Audio Quality Subjective to the User 3-4