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Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone
This chapter helps you install the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7906G and 7911G on a Cisco Unified
Communications network, and includes these topics:
• Before You Begin, page 3-1
• Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G Components, page 3-2
• Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 3-5
• Mounting the Phone to a Wall, page 3-10
• Verifying the Phone Startup Process, page 3-11
• Configuring Startup Network Settings, page 3-11
• Configuring Security on the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 3-12
Note Before you install a Cisco Unified IP phone, you must decide how to configure the phone in your
network. Then you can install the phone and verify its functionality. For more information, see Preparing
to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network, page 2-1.
Before You Begin
Before installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone, review the requirements in these sections:
• Network Requirements, page 3-1
• Cisco Unified Communications Manager Configuration, page 3-2
• Network and Access Ports, page 3-3
• Handset, page 3-3
• Speaker, page 3-3
• Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 3-5
Network Requirements
For the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G to successfully operate as a Cisco Unified IP Phone
endpoint in your network, your network must meet these requirements:
• Working Voice-over-IP (VoIP) Network