Cisco CP-7911G Administration Guide - Page 50

Overview of Configuring and Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones After you have added the phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database, you can complete the phone installation. You (or the phone users) can install the phone at the users's location. The Cisco Unified IP Phone Installation Guide that ships in the box with each phone provides directions for connecting the phone footstand, handset, cables, and other accessories. Note Before you install a phone, even if it is new, upgrade the phone to the current firmware image. For information about upgrading your phone, see the Readme file for your phone model located at: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/ip-7900ser After the phone is connected to the network, the phone startup process begins and the phone registers with Cisco Unified Communications Manager. To finish installing the phone, configure the network settings on the phone depending on whether you enable or disable DHCP service. If you used auto-registration, you need to update the specific configuration information for the phone such as associating the phone with a user, changing the button table, or directory number. Checklist for Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7906G and 7911G Table 1-7 provides an overview and checklist of installation tasks for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G. The list presents tasks in a suggested order to guide you through the phone installation process. Some tasks are optional, depending on your system and user needs. For detailed procedures and information, refer to the sources in the list. 1-32 Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G and 7911G for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0 OL11954-01