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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0
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Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7906G and 7911G in Cisco Unified
Communications Manager
Table 1-7 provides an overview and checklist of configuration tasks for the Cisco Unified IP
Phones 7906G and 7911G in Cisco Unified Communications Manager. The list presents tasks in a
suggested order to guide you through the phone configuration process. Some tasks are optional,
depending on your system and user needs. For detailed procedures and information, refer to the sources
in the list.
Table 1-7 Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7906G and 7911G in Cisco Unified Communications
Manager
Task Purpose For More Information
1. Gather the following information about the phone:
• Phone Model
• MAC address
• Physical location of the phone
• Name or user ID of phone user
• Device pool
• Calling search space and location information (if
used)
• Number of lines, associated directory numbers
(DNs), and partitions to assign to the phone
• Cisco Unified Communications Manager user to
associate with the phone
• Phone usage information that affects phone button
template, softkey template, phone features, IP Phone
services, or phone applications
Provides list of configuration requirements for setting up
phones.
Identifies preliminary configuration that you need to
perform before configuring individual phones, such as
phone button templates or softkey templates.
Refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager
System Guide, Cisco Unified IP Phone.
See Telephony Features Available for the Cisco Unified IP
Phone, page 5-1