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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0
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Checklist for Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7906G and 7911G 1-23
CHAPTER 2 Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified Communications Products 2-1
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 2-2
Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G 2-3
Power Guidelines 2-3
Power Outage 2-4
Obtaining Additional Information about Power 2-4
Understanding Phone Configuration Files 2-4
SIP Dial Rules 2-5
Understanding the Phone Startup Process 2-5
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database 2-7
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration 2-7
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS 2-8
Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration 2-9
Adding Phones with BAT 2-9
Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols 2-10
Converting a New Phone from SCCP to SIP 2-10
Converting an In-Use Phone from One Protocol to the Other 2-11
Deploying a Phone in an SCCP and SIP Environment 2-11
Determining the MAC Address of a Cisco Unified IP Phone 2-11
CHAPTER 3 Before You Begin 3-1
Network Requirements 3-1
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Configuration 3-2
Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G Components 3-2
Network and Access Ports 3-3
Handset 3-3
Speaker 3-3
Monitor Mode 3-3
Group Listen Mode 3-3
Headset 3-4
Audio Quality Subjective to User 3-5
Connecting a Headset 3-5
Using External Devices with Your Cisco Unified IP Phone 3-5
Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone 3-5
Mounting the Phone to a Wall 3-10