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Chapter 3 Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone Components
• IP network that supports DHCP or manual assignment of IP address, gateway, and subnet mask
Note The Cisco Unified IP Phone displays the date and time from Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
If the Cisco Unified Communications Manager server is located in a different time zone than the phones,
the phones will not display the correct local time.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Configuration
The Cisco Unified IP Phone requires Cisco Unified Communications Manager to handle call
processing. Refer to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide or to
context-sensitive help in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager application to ensure that
Cisco Unified Communications Manager is set up properly to manage the phone and to properly route
and process calls.
If you plan to use auto-registration, verify that it is enabled and properly configured in
Cisco Unified Communications Manager before connecting any Cisco Unified IP Phone to the network.
For information about enabling and configuring auto-registration, refer to Cisco
Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide. Also, see the Adding Phones to the Cisco
Unified Communications Manager Database, page 2-11.
You must use Cisco Unified Communications Manager to configure and assign telephony features to the
Cisco Unified IP Phones. See Telephony Features Available for the Phone, page 5-1 for details.
In Cisco Unified Communications Manager, you can add users to the database and associate them with
specific phones. In this way, users gain access to web pages that allow them to configure items such as
call forwarding, speed dialing, and voice messaging system options. See Adding Users to Cisco
Unified Communications Manager, page 5-28 for details.
Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone Components
The Cisco Unified IP Phone includes these components on the phone or as accessories for the phone:
• Network and Access Ports, page 3-2
• Handset, page 3-3
• Speakerphone, page 3-3
• Headset, page 3-3
Network and Access Ports
The back of the Cisco Unified IP Phone includes these ports:
• Network port—Labeled 10/100 SW on Cisco Unified IP Phones 7970G, 7965G, and 7945G, and
10/100/1000 SW on the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7975G and 7971G-GE.
• Access port—Labeled 10/100 PC on Cisco Unified IP Phones 7970G, 7965G, and 7945G, and
10/100/1000 SW on the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7975G and 7971G-GE.
Each port supports 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Mbps half- or full-duplex connections to external devices. For
the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7975G, 7971G-GE, and 7970G, you can use either Category 3 or 5 cabling
for 10-Mbps connections, but you must use Category 5 for 100 and 1000 Mbps connections (the Cisco