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Getting Started Overview of the Cisco Small Business IP Phones 1 Appendix A Title Where to Go From Here Description Cisco provides a wide range of resources to help you obtain the full benefits of the Cisco SPA 50X phones. This appendix provides link to many of these resources. Overview of the Cisco Small Business IP Phones The Cisco Small Business IP Phones are full-featured VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phones that provide voice communication over an IP network. The phones provide traditional features, such as call forwarding, redialing, speed dialing, transferring calls, conference calling and accessing voice mail. Calls can be made or received with a handset, headset or over a speaker. IP phones also have special features not available in traditional phones. The Cisco Small Business IP phones contain Ethernet ports, or ports that allow them to be linked to the computer network. They also have additional Ethernet ports that allow a computer to be connected to the network through the IP phone. Unlike traditional phones, Cisco Small Business IP phones require a separate power source. You can power the phones by connecting them to a switch that provides Power over Ethernet (PoE), or by using an optional PA100 power adapter. Cisco Small Business IP Phone SPA 50X User Guide (SPCP) 8