Cisco Systems IP phone 7960 IP Phone User Manual


 
CHAPTER
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Cisco SIP IP Phone 7960 Administrator Guide
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Getting Started with Your
Cisco SIP IP Phone
This chapter explains the Cisco SIP IP phone initialization and the process that
you should follow to install and connect the Cisco SIP IP phone.
This chapter provides the following major sections:
Initialization Process Overview, page 2-1
Installing the Cisco SIP IP Phone, page 2-3
Verifying Startup, page 2-20
Using the Cisco SIP IP Phone Menu Interface, page 2-21
Reading the Cisco SIP IP Phone Icons, page 2-22
Customizing the Cisco SIP IP Phone Ring Types, page 2-24
Creating Dial Plans, page 2-24
Initialization Process Overview
The initialization process of the Cisco SIP IP phone is responsible for establishing
network connectivity and for making the phone operational in your IP network.
Once you connect your phone to the network and to an electrical supply, the phone
begins its initialization process.