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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5
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Checklist for Configuring the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7975G, 7971G-GE, 7970G, 7965G, and 7945G
in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration
1-22
Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
1-25
Checklist for Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7975G, 7971G-GE, 7970G, 7965G, and
7945G
1-25
C H A P T E R
2
Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
2-1
Understanding Interactions with Other Cisco Unified IP Communications Products
2-2
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
2-3
Providing Power to the Phone
2-4
Power Guidelines
2-4
Phone Power Consumption and Display Brightness
2-5
Power Outage
2-6
Obtaining Additional Information about Power
2-6
Understanding Phone Configuration Files
2-7
Understanding the Phone Startup Process
2-9
Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Database
2-11
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration
2-11
Adding Phones with Auto-Registration and TAPS
2-12
Adding Phones with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration
2-13
Adding Phones with BAT
2-13
Using Cisco Unified IP Phones with Different Protocols
2-14
Converting a New Phone from SCCP to SIP
2-14
Converting an In-Use Phone from One Protocol to the Other Protocol
2-15
Deploying a Phone in an SCCP and SIP Environment
2-15
Determining the MAC Address of a Cisco Unified IP Phone
2-15
C H A P T E R
3
Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone
3-1
Before You Begin
3-1
Network Requirements
3-1
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Configuration
3-2
Understanding the Cisco Unified IP Phone Components
3-2
Network and Access Ports
3-2
Handset
3-3
Speakerphone
3-3
Headset
3-3
Audio Quality Subjective to the User
3-4