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Cisco Unified IP Phone Installation
This chapter helps you install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on an IP telephony network.
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
Cisco Unified IP
Phone and Your Network, on page 21
Note
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Before You Begin, page 31
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Cisco Unified SIP Phone 3905 Components, page 32
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Install Cisco Unified IP Phone, page 33
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Phone Startup Verification, page 34
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Network Settings Without DHCP, page 34
Before You Begin
Before installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone, review the requirements in these sections:
Network Requirements
For the Cisco Unified IP Phone to successfully operate as a Cisco Unified IP Phone endpoint in your network,
your network must meet the following requirements:
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Working Voice over IP (VoIP) Network:
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VoIP configured on your Cisco routers and gateways
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager installed in your network and configured to handle call
processing
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IP network that supports DHCP or manual assignment of IP address, gateway, and subnet mask
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