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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G and 7940G Administration Guide for Release 8.0 (SIP)
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Preface
This administration guide describes the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G and 7940G in a Session Initiation
Protocol (SIP) network. This preface describes the objectives and organization of the document and
explains how to find additional information on related products and services. It contains the following
sections:
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Overview, page vii
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Who Should Use This Guide, page vii
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Objectives, page viii
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Document Organization, page viii
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Document Conventions, page viii
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Related Documentation, page ix
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Obtaining Documentation, page x
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Documentation Feedback, page xi
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Cisco Product Security Overview, page xii
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Obtaining Technical Assistance, page xiii
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Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page xiv
Overview
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G and 7940G Administration Guide for Release 8.0 (SIP)
provides
information about how to set up, cable, and configure a Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G and 7940G in a
SIP network. It also provides information on how to configure the network and SIP parameters and
change the settings and options of the Cisco IP phone. The appendixes include reference information
such as RFC compliance and Cisco IP phone call flows.
Who Should Use This Guide
Network engineers, system administrators, Cisco partners, and telecommunications engineers should
use this guide to learn the tasks required to set up the Cisco IP phone in a SIP network. The described
tasks are administration-level tasks and are not intended for the end users of the phones. Many of the
tasks involve configuring network settings that could affect the ability of the phone to function in the
network and require an understanding of IP networking and telephony concepts.