Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series Model UC 540 Quick Start Guide
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Connecting to the UC 540
This section describes how to connect your PC to the UC 540 and how to
use CCA to connect to the UC 540.
Before you connect your PC, do the following:
•
Disable all network interface Cards (NICs) that are not directly
connected to the UC 540.
•
Disable the wireless network card.
•
Turn off any third-party FTP or TFTP services.
•
Temporarily disable any software firewalls running on the PC.
To connect to the UC 540:
S
TEP
1
Connect an Ethernet cable to one of the PoE ports on the front panel
of the UC 540. Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet
port on your PC.
Verify that the PC is set to use the Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) to obtain its networking parameters (such as IP
Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS Server, and so forth).
S
TEP
2
From CCA, open the
Connect
window and click
Add a New Site
.
This is the preferred way to connect to a Cisco Smart Business
Communications System (SBCS).
S
TEP
3
Enter the
name
and
description
for the new customer site.
S
TEP
4
From the
Discover Devices
drop-down menu, select
Using a
Starting IP address
.
Cisco Small Business Pro
CONSOLE
POWER ETHERNET
PWR LNK
PWR LNK
PWR LNK
PWR LNK
PWR LNK
PWR LNK
PWR LNK
PWR LNK
COMPACT FLASH
CF
SYS
POE
VM
WLAN
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UC 540
PoE port
Cisco
Configuration
Assistant
Unified Communications 500 Series
UC540 with FXO
PFO
