Phone Installation Overview This chapter helps you install the Cisco Unified IP Phones on an IP telephony network. Before you install a Cisco Unified IP Phone, you must decide how to configure the phone in your network. Note Then you can install the phone and verify its functionality. For more information, see...
Cisco Unified IP Phones Installation Network Requirements 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 these requirements: • Working VoIP network: ◦ VoIP configured on your Cisco routers and gateways ◦...
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The wideband-capable handset is designed especially for use with a Cisco Unified IP Phone. It includes a light strip that indicates incoming calls and voice messages waiting. To connect the handset to the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7962G and 7942G, plug the cable into the handset and the Handset port on the back of the phone.
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An audible hum or buzz may be heard by either the remote party or by both the remote party and the Cisco Unified IP Phone user. Humming or buzzing sounds can be caused by a range of outside sources; for example, electric lights, electric motors, or large PC monitors.
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Headset Connection To connect a wired headset to the Cisco Unified IP Phone, plug it into the Headset port on the back of the phone. Press the Headset button on the phone to place and answer calls using the headset.
In European Union countries, use only external headsets that are fully compliant with the EMC Directive [89/336/EC]. Install Cisco Unified IP Phones You must connect the Cisco Unified IP Phone to the network and to a power source before using it. See Cisco Unified IP Phone Cable Installation, on page 7 for a graphical representation of the connections.
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Connect a straight-through Ethernet cable from another network device, such as a desktop computer, to the access port labeled 10/100 PC port on the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7962G, 7942G, 7961G, and 7941G, or to the network port labeled 10/100/1000 PC on the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7961G-GE and 7941G-GE.
Note Expansion Model 7914, 7915, and 7916. You can attach one or more Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Modules 7914, 7915, or 7916 to the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G by using one of the following methods: Cisco Unified IP Phone 7941G, 7941G-GE, 7942G, 7961G, 7961G-GE, and 7962G Administration Guide for Cisco...
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Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Module 7916 • After the phone is configured in Cisco Unified Communications Manager You can attach a Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Module 7914 to the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G and 7961G-GE by using one of the following methods: •...
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1 field, select 7914 14-Button Line Expansion Module. Step 7 To add support for one expansion module on Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G, in the Module 1 field, choose: • 7914 14-Button Line Expansion Module for the Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Module 7914 •...
Phone Cable Lock You can secure the Cisco Unified IP Phone to a desktop by using a laptop cable lock. The lock connects to the security slot on the back of the phone, and the cable can be secured to a desktop.
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Cisco Unified IP Phone wall mount kit. Wall mount kits must be ordered separately from the phone. If you attach the Cisco Unified IP Phone to a wall with the standard footstand and not the wall mount kit, you need to supply the following tools and parts: •...
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Insert two screws into a wall stud, matching them to the two screw holes on the back of the footstand. The keyholes fit standard phone jack mounts. Step 4 Hang the phone on the wall. Cisco Unified IP Phone 7941G, 7941G-GE, 7942G, 7961G, 7961G-GE, and 7962G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 9.0 (SCCP and SIP)
Phone Startup Process Verification Phone Startup Process Verification After the Cisco Unified IP Phone has power connected to it, the phone begins its startup process by cycling through the following steps. 1 These buttons flash on and off in sequence: •...
This menu also lets you update or remove an LSC. If you use a Third Party CA to sign LSCs, note that the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 Series only support SHA-1 as the algorithm to sign certificates. The phones do not support SHA-2 (SHA256). For more information...
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Obtain the CAPF authentication code that was set when the CAPF was configured. Step 2 From the phone, choose Settings > Security Configuration. You can control access to the Settings Menu by using the Settings Access field in the Cisco Unified Note Communications Manager Administration Phone Configuration window. For more information, see the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide.