Cisco CP-7961G-GE Administration Guide - Page 62

Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone Chapter 3 Setting Up the Cisco Unified IP Phone Note Before you install a phone, even if it is new, upgrade the phone to the current firmware image. Before using external devices, read the Using External Devices, page 3-5 for safety and performance information. Before You Begin Remove the hookswitch clip (see Handset, page 3-3) from the cradle area. To install a Cisco Unified IP Phone, perform the tasks described in Table 3-1: Table 3-1 Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G Task Purpose Related Topics 1. Connect the handset to the Handset port. - 2. Connect a headset to the Headset port. See Headset, page 3-4 for supported headsets. Optional. You can add a headset later if you do not connect one now. 3. (Cisco Unified IP Phones 7962G and 7942G only) Refer to the wireless headset documentation for Connect a wireless headset. information. Optional. You can add a wireless headset later if you do not want to connect one now. 4. (Optional) Connect the power supply to the Cisco DC See Adding Phones to the Cisco Unified Communications Adapter port. Manager Database, page 2-8 for guidelines. 5. Connect a straight-through Ethernet cable from the See Network and Access Ports, page 3-2 for guidelines. switch to the network port labeled 10/100 SW on the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7962G, 7942G, 7961G, and 7941G, or to the network port labeled 10/100/1000 SW on the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7961G-GE and 7941G-GE Each Cisco Unified IP Phone ships with one Ethernet cable in the box. You can use either Category 3/5/5e cabling for 10-Mbps connections, but you must use Category 5/5e for 100 Mbps connections. 6. Connect a straight-through Ethernet cable from See Network and Access Ports, page 3-2 for guidelines. 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. (Optional) You can connect another network device later if you do not connect one now. You can use either Category 3/5/5e cabling for 10-Mbps connections, but you must use Category 5/5e for 100 Mbps connections. Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0 (SCCP and SIP) 3-6 OL-21011-01