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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970G/7971G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0
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Chapter 1 An Overview of the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Installing Cisco Unified IP Phones
5. When you are configuring the network settings on the
phone, you can set up an IP address for the phone by
either using DHCP or manually entering an IP address.
Using DHCP—To enable DHCP and allow the DHCP
server to automatically assign an IP address to the
Cisco Unified IP Phone and direct the phone to a TFTP
server, choose Settings > Network Configuration>
IPv4 Configuration and:
• To enable DHCP, set DHCP Enabled to Yes.
DHCP is enabled by default.
• To use an alternate TFTP server, set Alternate
TFTP Server to Yes, and enter the IP address for
the TFTP Server.
Note Consult with the network administrator if you
need to assign an alternative TFTP server
instead of using the TFTP server assigned by
DHCP.
Without DHCP—You must configure the IP address,
subnet mask, TFTP server, and default router locally
on the phone, choose Settings > Network
Configuration> IPv4 Configuration:
To disable DHCP and manually set an IP address:
a. To disable DHCP, set DHCP Enabled to No.
b. Enter the static IP address for phone.
c. Enter the subnet mask.
d. Enter the default router IP addresses.
e. Set Alternate TFTP Server to Yes, and enter the
IP address for TFTP Server 1.
You must also enter the domain name where the phone
resides by Choosing Settings > Network
Configuration.
See the “Configuring Startup Network Settings” section
on page 3-11.
See the “Network Configuration Menu” section on
page 4-5.
6. Set up security on the phone.
Provides protection against data tampering threats and
identity theft of phones.
See the “Configuring Security on the Cisco Unified IP
Phone” section on page 3-12.
7. Make calls with the Cisco Unified IP Phone.
Verifies that the phone and features work correctly.
Refer to Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970 Series Guide.
8. Provide information to end users about how to use
their phones and how to configure their phone options.
Ensures that users have adequate information to
successfully use their Cisco Unified IP Phones.
See Appendix A, “Providing Information to Users Via a
Website.”
Table 1-7 Checklist for Installing the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970 Series (continued)
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